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WWUS54 KMRX 160903
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
503 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TNC057-063-093-160913-
/O.CAN.KMRX.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260316T0915Z/
KNOX TN-GRAINGER TN-HAMBLEN TN-
503 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KNOX...CENTRAL
GRAINGER AND WESTERN HAMBLEN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EDT FOR
EAST TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3555 8389 3555 8394 3592 8368 3616 8349
3614 8334 3556 8372 3556 8377 3553 8382
TIME...MOT...LOC 0903Z 245DEG 49KT 3583 8359
TNC009-089-155-160915-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260316T0915Z/
BLOUNT TN-JEFFERSON TN-SEVIER TN-
503 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BLOUNT...CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND WESTERN SEVIER
COUNTIES...
AT 503 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER PIGEON FORGE,
OR NEAR SEVIERVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SEVIERVILLE, JEFFERSON CITY, DANDRIDGE, PIGEON FORGE, NEW MARKET,
SMOKY MOUNTAINS-FONTANA AREA, TOWNSEND, WALLAND, MCMAHAN, AND WEARS
VALLEY.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 IN TENNESSEE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 407 AND
421.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3555 8389 3555 8394 3592 8368 3616 8349
3614 8334 3556 8372 3556 8377 3553 8382
TIME...MOT...LOC 0903Z 245DEG 49KT 3583 8359
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
CJM
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