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WWUS54 KMRX 160847
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
447 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TNC059-063-067-073-163-VAC105-169-195-720-160915-
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SULLIVAN TN-HAWKINS TN-HANCOCK TN-GREENE TN-HAMBLEN TN-LEE VA-
CITY OF NORTON VA-SCOTT VA-WISE VA-
447 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL SULLIVAN...HAWKINS...NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK...NORTH
CENTRAL GREENE...NORTHEASTERN HAMBLEN...EASTERN LEE...SCOTT AND WISE
COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF NORTON...
AT 447 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
NORTON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KINGSPORT, ROGERSVILLE, NORTON, WISE, GATE CITY, BIG STONE GAP,
SURGOINSVILLE, WEBER CITY, CHURCH HILL, AND MOUNT CARMEL.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 IN TENNESSEE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 30 AND
43.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3713 8255 3702 8246 3687 8242 3642 8268
3641 8270 3641 8269 3626 8277 3628 8326
3668 8293 3675 8292 3689 8288 3693 8286
3698 8287 3699 8284 3701 8283 3701 8278
3705 8272 3712 8272 3720 8255
TIME...MOT...LOC 0847Z 244DEG 70KT 3686 8250
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
CJM
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