Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 4:44AM EDT until March 16 at 5:45AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 1:44am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 2:45am
Description:
SVRMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina...
Clay County in southwestern North Carolina...
Southeastern Polk County in east Tennessee...
South central Blount County in east Tennessee...
Southeastern Monroe County in east Tennessee...
* Until 545 AM EDT.
* At 444 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles west of
Town Of Santeetlah, or 16 miles west of Robbinsville, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Andrews, Murphy, Hayesville, Nantahala Lake, Tusquitee, Violet,
Hiawasse Dam, Marble, Brasstown, and Shooting Creek.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM EDT for southwestern
North Carolina.
Area Description:
Cherokee, NC; Clay, NC; Blount, TN; Monroe, TN; Polk, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov