Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:32AM EDT until March 16 at 6:15AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 2:32am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 3:15am
Description:
At 532 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Bristol Va to 10 miles northeast of Hot Springs,
moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Greeneville, Newport, Gatlinburg, Tusculum, Baneberry, Parrottsville,
Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, Smoky Mountains-Fontana Area, Smoky
Mountains-Balsam Mountain, and Mosheim.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 428 and 450.
Interstate 81 in Tennessee between mile markers 18 and 46.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Cocke, TN; Greene, TN; Hawkins, TN; Jefferson, TN; Sevier, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov