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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
219 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
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006-008-040800-
/O.CON.KMRX.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260705T0000Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-
SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-
NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE-
SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NORTHWEST BLOUNT-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-
SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-
WISE-SCOTT VA-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWPORT, MARTIN SPRINGS, VIOLET, DUNLAP,
CASTLEWOOD, SNEEDVILLE, BRASSTOWN, CLEVELAND, HARRIMAN, CARYVILLE,
HOWARD QUARTER, BEARDEN, HARRISBURG, ELKMONT, NORTON, DYE, COKER
CREEK, JOHNSON CITY, ATHENS, PALIO, KYLES FORD, ROSEDALE, SWEETWATER,
SEYMOUR, DUCKTOWN, JELLICO, CADES COVE, LENOIR CITY, BRISTOL TN,
TASSO, SOUTH PITTSBURG, TREADWAY, FINCASTLE, RELIANCE, DANDRIDGE,
MAYNARDVILLE, ALCOA, WHITE PINE, NEVA, SHARPS CHAPEL, ELK VALLEY,
ANDREWS, DAYTON, BIG SPRING, FAIRVIEW, BULLET CREEK, BIG STONE GAP,
ROSE HILL, KODAK, APPALACHIA, LONE MOUNTAIN, CLAIRFIELD, SOUTH
HOLSTON DAM, KNOXVILLE, ETOWAH, HAMPTON, PIGEON FORGE, LOOKOUT
MOUNTAIN, ARTHUR, OLIVER SPRINGS, ERWIN, LIMESTONE COVE, SEVIERVILLE,
ABINGDON, RUSSELLVILLE, GRANDVIEW, ALPHA, NORMA, TRADE, OLD
WASHINGTON, COEBURN, CHESTNUT HILL, HANSONVILLE, MURPHY, OLD
CUMBERLAND, SPRING CITY, MORRISTOWN, PINE ORCHARD, HAPPY VALLEY,
BYBEE, LOUDON, MARBLE, KINGSPORT, SLICK ROCK, BRADBURY, CARTWRIGHT,
CLINTON, PAULETTE, BRISTOL VA, EAGLE FURNACE, SHOOTING CREEK,
CONASAUGA, HONAKER, HAYESVILLE, HUNTSVILLE, EVENSVILLE, LEBANON,
ROCKWOOD, HILTONS, BENHAMS, KINGSTON, GATLINBURG, BIG FROG MOUNTAIN,
MCMAHAN, CHATTANOOGA, NORRIS LAKE, ROYAL BLUE, CITICO, TURTLETOWN,
GREENEVILLE, HARTFORD, WHITWELL,
HARROGATE-SHAWANEE, JASPER, LA FOLLETTE, LAUREL BLOOMERY, PETROS,
UNICOI, HIGH POINT, PIKEVILLE, SPRINGDALE, CLEAR WATER, MOUNTAIN
CITY, MONTEAGLE, SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, SMOKEY JUNCTION, MELVINE, BEAN
STATION, BRAYTON, STRAWBERRY PLAINS, MARYVILLE, DENTVILLE, BIG SOUTH
FORK NATIONAL, ONEIDA, ELGIN, OAK RIDGE, LONE OAK, POWELLS
CROSSROADS, PARKSVILLE, EVANSTON, PARDEE, MOORESBURG, ARCHVILLE,
MADISONVILLE, UNAKA, TUSQUITEE, CEDAR CREEK, LAKE FOREST,
HALETOWN (GUILD), SANDLICK, SHADY VALLEY, DOEVILLE, LUTTRELL,
BENTON, CAGLE, MOUNT CREST, WHITE OAK, WISE, ELIZABETHTON, JEFFERSON
CITY, TOPTON, AND HIAWASSE DAM
219 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026 /119 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026/
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL APPROACH OR EXCEED 100 AT
TIMES OVER ALL BUT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS, AND SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS
MAY SEE HEAT INDEX VALUES EXCEED 105.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA, EAST TENNESSEE, AND
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN
SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT
SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN
EMERGENCY! CALL 9 1 1.
CED
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