WWUS54 KMRX 212126
SVSMRX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
526 PM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026

TNC057-063-089-212200-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260321T2200Z/
Jefferson TN-Grainger TN-Hamblen TN-
526 PM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON...CENTRAL GRAINGER AND WEST CENTRAL
HAMBLEN COUNTIES...

At 525 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rutledge,
moving southeast at 25 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...
Jefferson City, Rutledge, Joppa, Buffalo Springs, and Panther Creek
State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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LAT...LON 3631 8332 3612 8347 3625 8368 3636 8360
      3635 8357
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 300DEG 23KT 3627 8352 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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