Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 4:17AM EDT until March 16 at 5:15AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 1:17am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 2:15am
Description:
SVRMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Hawkins County in east Tennessee...
East central Blount County in east Tennessee...
Eastern Jefferson County in east Tennessee...
Cocke County in east Tennessee...
Central Greene County in east Tennessee...
Sevier County in east Tennessee...
Hamblen County in east Tennessee...
* Until 515 AM EDT.
* At 417 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Morristown,
moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Morristown, Greeneville, Sevierville, Newport, Gatlinburg,
Dandridge, Pigeon Forge, White Pine, Baneberry, and Parrottsville.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 417 and 451.
Interstate 81 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 32.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Blount, TN; Cocke, TN; Greene, TN; Hamblen, TN; Hawkins, TN; Jefferson, TN; Sevier, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov