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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Morristown TN

555 PM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026

 

TNZ040-069-070-073-212300-

Jefferson TN-Northwest Cocke TN-Knox TN-North Sevier TN-

555 PM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL KNOX...SOUTHERN

JEFFERSON...WEST CENTRAL COCKE AND NORTHEASTERN SEVIER COUNTIES

THROUGH 700 PM EDT...



At 555 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near

New Market, or 10 miles southwest of Jefferson City, moving east at

25 mph.



HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 

         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 

         possible.



Locations impacted include...

Knoxville, Sevierville, Newport, Dandridge, Strawberry Plains,

Chestnut Hill, Bird Crossing, Piedmont, Fairgarden, and Kodak.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



If on or near Douglas Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or 

inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles 

from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close 

enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not 

be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.



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LAT...LON 3601 8385 3608 8364 3600 8318 3582 8331

TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 285DEG 22KT 3603 8363 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN

MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH



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