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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
444 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
SOUTH CENTRAL BLOUNT COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 545 AM EDT.
* AT 444 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES WEST OF
TOWN OF SANTEETLAH, OR 16 MILES WEST OF ROBBINSVILLE, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ANDREWS, MURPHY, HAYESVILLE, NANTAHALA LAKE, TUSQUITEE, VIOLET,
HIAWASSE DAM, MARBLE, BRASSTOWN, AND SHOOTING CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3499 8437 3500 8437 3558 8401 3555 8379
3552 8388 3541 8402 3537 8401 3535 8404
3531 8404 3524 8401 3522 8396 3526 8384
3524 8374 3526 8371 3523 8369 3520 8373
3515 8373 3516 8365 3501 8352 3500 8349
TIME...MOT...LOC 0844Z 245DEG 49KT 3539 8409
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
CJM
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