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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
124 PM EDT THU OCT 8 2026
NCZ060-061-TNZ098>102-091015-
/O.NEW.KMRX.HW.A.0002.261010T1200Z-261011T1200Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MURPHY, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TASSO, ARCHVILLE,
TURTLETOWN, PARKSVILLE, CHATTANOOGA, TOPTON, BRASSTOWN, UNAKA,
MONTEAGLE, RELIANCE, ANDREWS, SOUTH PITTSBURG, CLEVELAND, DUCKTOWN,
VIOLET, BIG FROG MOUNTAIN, SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, BENTON, POWELLS
CROSSROADS, MARBLE, HAYESVILLE, JASPER, WHITWELL, SHOOTING CREEK,
CONASAUGA, TUSQUITEE, HIAWASSE DAM, MARTIN
SPRINGS, AND HALETOWN (GUILD)
124 PM EDT THU OCT 8 2026 /1224 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2026/
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...IN NORTH CAROLINA, CHEROKEE AND CLAY COUNTIES. IN
TENNESSEE, BRADLEY, EAST POLK, HAMILTON, MARION, AND WEST POLK
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-091015-
/O.NEW.KMRX.HW.A.0002.261010T1200Z-261011T1200Z/
JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-SOUTHEAST
CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST
MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COKER CREEK, MOUNTAIN CITY, NEVA, CEDAR
CREEK, ELKMONT, HAMPTON, LAUREL BLOOMERY, LIMESTONE COVE, DOEVILLE,
TRADE, ERWIN, UNICOI, GATLINBURG, CITICO, HARTFORD, SHADY VALLEY, AND
CADES COVE
124 PM EDT THU OCT 8 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
POSSIBLE. POTENTIAL OF 60-80 MPH GUSTS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS.
* WHERE...BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS, COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS, JOHNSON,
SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS, SOUTHEAST CARTER, SOUTHEAST GREENE,
SOUTHEAST MONROE, AND UNICOI COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THIS SET UP IS LIKELY TO PRODUCE HIGH WINDS
ALONG THE EASTERN TN MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. LOWER TERRAIN WILL
LIKELY SEE LESSER IMPACTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
BPH
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