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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
402 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TNC001-160812-
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ANDERSON TN-
402 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN ANDERSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EDT FOR EAST
TENNESSEE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EDT FOR
EAST TENNESSEE...AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3616 8366 3559 8416 3565 8451 3583 8426
3595 8402 3609 8388 3619 8382 3625 8376
3629 8373 3634 8369 3638 8368 3642 8365
3646 8363 3650 8363 3654 8361 3661 8359
3667 8352 3667 8342 3670 8334
TIME...MOT...LOC 0802Z 270DEG 42KT 3653 8337 3573 8388
TNC009-025-057-067-093-105-123-173-VAC105-160815-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0010.000000T0000Z-260316T0815Z/
LOUDON TN-CLAIBORNE TN-KNOX TN-BLOUNT TN-HANCOCK TN-MONROE TN-
GRAINGER TN-UNION TN-LEE VA-
402 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM EDT
FOR LOUDON...EASTERN CLAIBORNE...CENTRAL KNOX...NORTHWESTERN
BLOUNT...NORTHWESTERN HANCOCK...NORTHWESTERN MONROE...NORTHWESTERN
GRAINGER...SOUTHEASTERN UNION AND SOUTHWESTERN LEE COUNTIES...
AT 402 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES WEST OF SNEEDVILLE TO NEAR EAGLETON VILLAGE,
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KNOXVILLE, MARYVILLE, LENOIR CITY, ALCOA, LOUDON, FARRAGUT, NEW
TAZEWELL, LOUISVILLE, TAZEWELL, AND PLAINVIEW.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 40 IN TENNESSEE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 379 AND 396.
INTERSTATE 75 IN TENNESSEE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 65 AND 72, AND NEAR
MILE MARKER 108.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EDT FOR EAST
TENNESSEE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3616 8366 3559 8416 3565 8451 3583 8426
3595 8402 3609 8388 3619 8382 3625 8376
3629 8373 3634 8369 3638 8368 3642 8365
3646 8363 3650 8363 3654 8361 3661 8359
3667 8352 3667 8342 3670 8334
TIME...MOT...LOC 0802Z 270DEG 42KT 3653 8337 3573 8388
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
CJM
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