157  
WWUS54 KMRX 160950  
SVSMRX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
550 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
TNC073-089-161000-  
/O.CAN.KMRX.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260316T1015Z/  
HAWKINS TN-JEFFERSON TN-  
550 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HAWKINS AND  
SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...  
 
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED  
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3564 8349 3570 8347 3581 8338 3601 8315  
3606 8306 3606 8283 3578 8302 3579 8308  
3577 8316 3573 8320 3572 8325 3568 8327  
3566 8330 3566 8334 3562 8343  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0950Z 247DEG 117KT 3686 8154 3621 8206  
 

 
 
TNC029-059-155-161015-  
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260316T1015Z/  
COCKE TN-GREENE TN-SEVIER TN-  
550 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM EDT  
FOR COCKE...SOUTH CENTRAL GREENE AND SOUTHEASTERN SEVIER COUNTIES...  
 
AT 550 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM HUNGRY MOTHER STATE PARK TO NEAR ELK PARK, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
NEWPORT, GATLINBURG, PARROTTSVILLE, SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NEWFOUND GAP,  
SMOKY MOUNTAINS-BALSAM MOUNTAIN, PITTMAN CENTER, CANEY BRANCH, DEL  
RIO, CEDAR CREEK, AND COSBY.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 IN TENNESSEE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 435 AND  
450.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3564 8349 3570 8347 3581 8338 3601 8315  
3606 8306 3606 8283 3578 8302 3579 8308  
3577 8316 3573 8320 3572 8325 3568 8327  
3566 8330 3566 8334 3562 8343  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0950Z 247DEG 117KT 3686 8154 3621 8206  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
CJM  
 
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