091  
WWUS54 KMRX 160932  
SVSMRX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
532 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
TNC009-063-160942-  
/O.CAN.KMRX.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260316T1015Z/  
BLOUNT TN-HAMBLEN TN-  
532 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BLOUNT AND  
HAMBLEN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...  
 
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE 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 3557 8366 3560 8366 3613 8320 3613 8318  
3615 8318 3633 8302 3638 8263 3635 8263  
3578 8302 3579 8308 3577 8316 3573 8319  
3572 8325 3569 8326 3566 8330 3566 8335  
3557 8349  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0932Z 247DEG 117KT 3665 8217 3599 8269  
 

 
 
TNC029-059-073-089-155-161015-  
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260316T1015Z/  
HAWKINS TN-JEFFERSON TN-COCKE TN-GREENE TN-SEVIER TN-  
532 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM EDT  
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HAWKINS...SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON...COCKE...GREENE  
AND SOUTHEASTERN SEVIER COUNTIES...  
 
AT 532 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR BRISTOL VA TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF HOT SPRINGS,  
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
GREENEVILLE, NEWPORT, GATLINBURG, TUSCULUM, BANEBERRY, PARROTTSVILLE,  
SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NEWFOUND GAP, SMOKY MOUNTAINS-FONTANA AREA, SMOKY  
MOUNTAINS-BALSAM MOUNTAIN, AND MOSHEIM.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 40 IN TENNESSEE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 428 AND 450.  
INTERSTATE 81 IN TENNESSEE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 18 AND 46.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3557 8366 3560 8366 3613 8320 3613 8318  
3615 8318 3633 8302 3638 8263 3635 8263  
3578 8302 3579 8308 3577 8316 3573 8319  
3572 8325 3569 8326 3566 8330 3566 8335  
3557 8349  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0932Z 247DEG 117KT 3665 8217 3599 8269  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
CJM  
 
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