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WWUS74 KMRX 160331
NPWMRX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1131 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
TNZ035-036-067>069-071-073-081>086-098>101-161545-
/O.EXT.KMRX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260818T0000Z/
MORGAN-ANDERSON-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-NORTHWEST BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-
SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-MARION-
HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HARRISBURG, SEVIERVILLE, HARRIMAN, OLD
CUMBERLAND, CHATTANOOGA, PIKEVILLE, BIG SPRING, ALCOA, MARYVILLE,
LENOIR CITY, HALETOWN (GUILD), JASPER, ROCKWOOD, SEYMOUR, KODAK,
CAGLE, MELVINE, GRANDVIEW, HAPPY VALLEY, WHITWELL, CLINTON, BRADBURY,
PETROS, FAIRVIEW, BENTON, TASSO, RELIANCE, ARCHVILLE, KNOXVILLE, LAKE
FOREST, POWELLS CROSSROADS, SOUTH PITTSBURG, PIGEON FORGE, SPRING
CITY, CONASAUGA, BRAYTON, SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, EVENSVILLE, LOOKOUT
MOUNTAIN, PALIO, LOUDON, LONE OAK, OLD WASHINGTON, DENTVILLE, ATHENS,
MONTEAGLE, BULLET CREEK, OAK RIDGE, CARTWRIGHT, MOUNT CREST, ETOWAH,
MADISONVILLE, HIGH POINT, EAGLE FURNACE, KINGSTON, CLEVELAND,
BEARDEN, MCMAHAN, PARKSVILLE, CLEAR WATER, DAYTON, MARTIN SPRINGS,
OLIVER SPRINGS, SWEETWATER, PINE ORCHARD, AND DUNLAP
1131 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026 /1031 PM CDT SAT AUG 15 2026/
..HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES EXCEEDING 105 WILL BE COMMON IN THE
AFTERNOON.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF EAST TENNESSEE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY.
* 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.
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