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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Morristown TN

615 PM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026

 

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Hamblen TN-Northwest Greene TN-Northwest Cocke TN-

Southeast Greene TN-Unicoi TN-

615 PM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN COCKE...SOUTHERN

GREENE...SOUTHWESTERN UNICOI AND SOUTHEASTERN HAMBLEN COUNTIES

THROUGH 700 PM EDT...



At 615 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near

Parrottsville, or 11 miles northeast of Newport, moving southeast at

40 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...

Morristown, Greeneville, Caney Branch, Cedar Creek, Lowland, Camp

Creek, and Rocky Fork.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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LAT...LON 3598 8251 3595 8257 3597 8258 3597 8261

      3599 8260 3601 8261 3603 8259 3607 8264

      3600 8278 3598 8279 3597 8277 3593 8281

      3598 8294 3600 8296 3600 8297 3612 8326

      3622 8318 3603 8244

TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 293DEG 35KT 3610 8307 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN

MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH



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