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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 7:47 AM Mar. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Knox County in east Tennessee... Blount County in east Tennessee... Jefferson County in east Tennessee... Grainger County in east Tennessee... Western Sevier County in east Tennessee... Western Hamblen County in east Tennessee... * Until 445 AM EDT. * At 346 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Maynardville to Louisville, moving east at 40 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, Rutledge, Pigeon Forge, and Bean Station. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 394 and 422. Interstate 81 in Tennessee near mile marker 1. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Wind Advisory
Issued: 5:25 AM Mar. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph will become west early this morning. * WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, east Tennessee, and southwest Virginia. * WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ this morning. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind gusts could be locally stronger along the cold front early this morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. &&
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 5:02 AM Mar. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 62 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES IN EAST TENNESSEE ANDERSON BLOUNT CAMPBELL CLAIBORNE COCKE GRAINGER GREENE HAMBLEN HANCOCK HAWKINS JEFFERSON KNOX LOUDON ROANE SCOTT SEVIER UNION IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA CITY OF NORTON LEE SCOTT WISE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALCOA, ALPHA, APPALACHIA, ARTHUR, BEAN STATION, BEARDEN, BIG SOUTH FORK NATIONAL, BIG STONE GAP, BRADBURY, BYBEE, CARYVILLE, CHESTNUT HILL, CLAIRFIELD, CLINTON, COEBURN, DANDRIDGE, EAGLE FURNACE, ELGIN, ELK VALLEY, ELKMONT, EVANSTON, FAIRVIEW, FINCASTLE, GREENEVILLE, HAPPY VALLEY, HARRIMAN, HARRISBURG, HARROGATE-SHAWANEE, HARTFORD, HILTONS, HOWARD QUARTER, HUNTSVILLE, JEFFERSON CITY, JELLICO, KINGSTON, KNOXVILLE, KODAK, KYLES FORD, LA FOLLETTE, LAKE FOREST, LENOIR CITY, LONE MOUNTAIN, LOUDON, LUTTRELL, MARYVILLE, MAYNARDVILLE, MCMAHAN, MOORESBURG, MORRISTOWN, NEWPORT, NORMA, NORRIS LAKE, NORTON, OAK RIDGE, OLIVER SPRINGS, ONEIDA, PARDEE, PAULETTE, PIGEON FORGE, ROCKWOOD, ROSE HILL, ROSE HILL, ROYAL BLUE, RUSSELLVILLE, SANDLICK, SEVIERVILLE, SEYMOUR, SHARPS CHAPEL, SLICK ROCK, SMOKEY JUNCTION, SNEEDVILLE, SPRINGDALE, STRAWBERRY PLAINS, TREADWAY, WHITE OAK, WHITE PINE, AND WISE.
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