Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 4:40AM EDT until March 16 at 5:15AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 1:40am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 2:15am
Description:
SVRMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Knox County in east Tennessee...
Blount County in east Tennessee...
Central Jefferson County in east Tennessee...
Central Grainger County in east Tennessee...
Western Sevier County in east Tennessee...
Western Hamblen County in east Tennessee...
* Until 515 AM EDT.
* At 439 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Maryville,
moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Knoxville, Morristown, Maryville, Sevierville, Alcoa, Jefferson
City, Dandridge, Pigeon Forge, Bean Station, and New Market.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 398 and 421.
Interstate 81 in Tennessee near mile marker 1.
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 east
Tennessee.
Area Description:
Blount, TN; Grainger, TN; Hamblen, TN; Jefferson, TN; Knox, TN; Sevier, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov