Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 4:32AM EDT until March 16 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 1:32am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 2:00am
Description:
At 432 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles south of Maryville to near Ducktown, moving
east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Ducktown, Tellico Plains, William L. Davenport Refuge, Coker Creek,
Violet, Tariffville, Big Frog Mountain, Turtletown, Hiawasse Dam, and
Copperhill.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM EDT for east
Tennessee.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Cherokee, NC; Blount, TN; Monroe, TN; Polk, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov