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WWUS74 KMRX 151227
NPWMRX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
827 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TNZ035-036-067>069-071-073-086-160700-
/O.EXA.KMRX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260817T0000Z/
MORGAN-ANDERSON-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-NORTHWEST BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-
NORTHWEST MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROCKWOOD, KODAK, SWEETWATER, PINE ORCHARD,
MCMAHAN, BRADBURY, HARRIMAN, KNOXVILLE, PETROS, OAK RIDGE, HIGH
POINT, BULLET CREEK, LENOIR CITY, HAPPY VALLEY, SEVIERVILLE,
MARYVILLE, MADISONVILLE, ALCOA, SEYMOUR, FAIRVIEW, HARRISBURG,
CLINTON, BEARDEN, EAGLE FURNACE, KINGSTON, PIGEON FORGE, OLIVER
SPRINGS, LOUDON, AND LAKE FOREST
827 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SUNDAY
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES EXCEEDING 100 WILL BE COMMON IN THE
AFTERNOONS, WITH SOME LOCATIONS REACHING OR EXCEEDING 105.
* WHERE...ANDERSON, KNOX, LOUDON, MORGAN, NORTH SEVIER, NORTHWEST
BLOUNT, NORTHWEST MONROE, AND ROANE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT SUNDAY.
* 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.
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.
TNZ081>085-098>101-160700-
/O.CON.KMRX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260817T0000Z/
SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-
WESTPOLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CAGLE, GRANDVIEW, EVENSVILLE, PALIO, DUNLAP,
ARCHVILLE, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, SOUTH PITTSBURG, BENTON, CLEVELAND,
PARKSVILLE, MOUNT CREST, SPRING CITY, CLEAR WATER, TASSO, LONE OAK,
PIKEVILLE, CARTWRIGHT, DENTVILLE, SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, BRAYTON, POWELLS
CROSSROADS, RELIANCE, ATHENS,
CONASAUGA, JASPER, MELVINE, HALETOWN (GUILD), MONTEAGLE, OLD
WASHINGTON, OLD CUMBERLAND, CHATTANOOGA, ETOWAH, DAYTON, MARTIN
SPRINGS, WHITWELL, AND BIG SPRING
827 AM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026 /727 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2026/
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES EXCEEDING 105 WILL BE COMMON IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* WHERE...BLEDSOE, BRADLEY, HAMILTON, MARION, MCMINN, MEIGS, RHEA,
SEQUATCHIE, AND WEST POLK COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ SUNDAY.
* 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.
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.
DGS
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