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Home Return to list Severe Thunderstorm Warning 0126 Issued by the Morristown / Knoxville Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-08-15 15:58:27
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WUUS54 KMRX 152057
SVRMRX
TNC029-059-152145-
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0126.260815T2057Z-260815T2145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
457 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Cocke County in east Tennessee...
Southwestern Greene County in east Tennessee...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 457 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near
Parrottsville, or 10 miles northeast of Newport, moving southeast
at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Parrottsville, Caney Branch, Bybee, Del Rio, and Cedar Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is
one of natures leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3605 8324 3606 8324 3617 8312 3610 8281
3588 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 299DEG 17KT 3610 8312
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
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Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-08-15 16:16:28
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WWUS54 KMRX 152116
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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
516 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
TNC029-059-152145-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0126.000000T0000Z-260815T2145Z/
Cocke TN-Greene TN-
516 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL COCKE AND SOUTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTIES...
At 515 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Parrottsville,
or 11 miles northeast of Newport, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Parrottsville, Caney Branch, Bybee, Del Rio, and Cedar Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3603 8321 3616 8307 3610 8281 3588 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 299DEG 17KT 3606 8302
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
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Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-08-15 16:32:58
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WWUS54 KMRX 152132
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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
532 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
TNC029-059-152145-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0126.000000T0000Z-260815T2145Z/
Cocke TN-Greene TN-
532 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL COCKE AND SOUTH CENTRAL GREENE COUNTIES...
At 532 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Parrottsville,
or 11 miles northeast of Newport, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Parrottsville, Caney Branch, and Cedar Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3600 8309 3613 8296 3610 8281 3588 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 299DEG 17KT 3607 8303
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
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