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Home Return to list Severe Thunderstorm Warning 0028 Issued by the Morristown / Knoxville Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-05-23 22:31:11
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WUUS54 KMRX 240330
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TNC007-115-153-240415-
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0028.260524T0330Z-260524T0415Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1030 PM CDT Sat May 23 2026
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Sequatchie County in east Tennessee...
Southwestern Bledsoe County in east Tennessee...
Eastern Marion County in east Tennessee...
* Until 1115 PM CDT.
* At 1030 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Gruetli-Laager to 10 miles southwest of Dunlap to
near Whitwell to near Lookout Mountain, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Dunlap, Whitwell, Powells Crossroads, Martin Springs, Cartwright,
Griffith Creek, Chimneys State Park, Hicks Gap State Park, Lone
Oak, and Palio.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately
likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant
property damage.
&&
LAT...LON 3506 8555 3529 8568 3531 8565 3532 8557
3538 8549 3541 8549 3543 8554 3549 8554
3553 8560 3555 8546 3558 8541 3557 8537
3550 8525 3536 8522 3515 8539 3511 8539
3509 8537 3500 8543 3498 8549
TIME...MOT...LOC 0330Z 204DEG 25KT 3540 8563 3530 8555 3515 8549 3499
8544
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
KS
Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-05-23 22:59:42
760
WWUS54 KMRX 240359
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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1059 PM CDT Sat May 23 2026
TNC007-115-153-240415-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-260524T0415Z/
Sequatchie TN-Bledsoe TN-Marion TN-
1059 PM CDT Sat May 23 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
FOR SEQUATCHIE...SOUTHWESTERN BLEDSOE AND NORTHEASTERN MARION
COUNTIES...
At 1059 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 12 miles south of Spencer to 12 miles northeast of
Gruetli-Laager to near Dunlap to Signal Mountain, moving northeast at
30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Dunlap, Whitwell, Powells Crossroads, Cartwright, Lone Oak, Palio,
Griffith Creek, Old Cumberland, Cagle, and North Chickamauga Creek
Gorge.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3528 8560 3532 8561 3532 8557 3538 8549
3541 8549 3543 8554 3549 8554 3553 8560
3555 8546 3558 8541 3557 8537 3550 8525
3536 8522 3515 8539 3521 8552
TIME...MOT...LOC 0359Z 204DEG 25KT 3557 8554 3547 8546 3532 8540 3516
8535
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
KS
Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-05-23 23:09:12
911
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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1108 PM CDT Sat May 23 2026
TNC007-115-153-240418-
/O.EXP.KMRX.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-260524T0415Z/
Sequatchie TN-Bledsoe TN-Marion TN-
1108 PM CDT Sat May 23 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SEQUATCHIE...SOUTHWESTERN
BLEDSOE AND NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM
CDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, heavy
rain is still possible with these thunderstorms.
&&
LAT...LON 3528 8560 3532 8561 3532 8557 3538 8549
3541 8549 3543 8554 3549 8554 3553 8560
3555 8546 3558 8541 3557 8537 3550 8525
3536 8522 3515 8539 3521 8552
TIME...MOT...LOC 0408Z 204DEG 25KT 3562 8552 3552 8544 3537 8538 3521
8533
$$
KS
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