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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
155 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
TNZ035-036-067>069-071-073-081>086-098>101-170630-
/O.CON.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 SEVIERVILLE, DENTVILLE, GRANDVIEW,
HARRISBURG, KODAK, CLEVELAND, PARKSVILLE, DAYTON, FAIRVIEW, OLIVER
SPRINGS, OLD CUMBERLAND, ROCKWOOD, CLEAR WATER, EVENSVILLE,
MONTEAGLE, PIGEON FORGE, BIG SPRING, MCMAHAN, BENTON, ALCOA, POWELLS
CROSSROADS, CLINTON, MOUNT CREST, LAKE FOREST, BEARDEN, ETOWAH,
ARCHVILLE, MELVINE, PETROS, LENOIR CITY, EAGLE FURNACE, HAPPY VALLEY,
BRADBURY, CARTWRIGHT, SEYMOUR, JASPER, OAK RIDGE, HARRIMAN, CAGLE,
TASSO, SPRING CITY, OLD WASHINGTON, LOUDON, SWEETWATER, MARTIN
SPRINGS, ATHENS, SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, WHITWELL, SOUTH PITTSBURG,
MARYVILLE, PALIO, HIGH POINT, LONE OAK, CHATTANOOGA, CONASAUGA,
BRAYTON, RELIANCE, PINE ORCHARD,
MADISONVILLE, BULLET CREEK, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, HALETOWN (GUILD),
PIKEVILLE, KINGSTON, KNOXVILLE, AND DUNLAP
155 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026 /1255 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026/
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/
MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES APPROACHING OR 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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