667  
WWUS74 KMRX 090408  
NPWMRX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
1208 AM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026  
 
TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-091900-  
/O.EXT.KMRX.HW.A.0002.261010T0600Z-261011T1200Z/  
JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-SOUTHEAST  
CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST  
MONROE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DOEVILLE, LAUREL BLOOMERY, TRADE, HARTFORD,  
ERWIN, CADES COVE, ELKMONT, GATLINBURG, LIMESTONE COVE, COKER CREEK,  
UNICOI, NEVA, MOUNTAIN CITY, CITICO, SHADY VALLEY, HAMPTON, AND CEDAR  
CREEK  
1208 AM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026  
 
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO  
70 MPH POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS, COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS, JOHNSON,  
SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS, SOUTHEAST CARTER, SOUTHEAST GREENE,  
SOUTHEAST MONROE, AND UNICOI COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT 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.  
 
FASTEN LOOSE OBJECTS OR SHELTER OBJECTS IN A SAFE LOCATION PRIOR TO  
THE ONSET OF WINDS.  
 

 
 

 
 
NCZ060-061-TNZ098>102-091900-  
/O.CON.KMRX.HW.A.0002.261010T1200Z-261011T1200Z/  
CHEROKEE-CLAY-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HIAWASSE DAM, TURTLETOWN, ANDREWS, MARBLE,  
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, SOUTH PITTSBURG, MURPHY, DUCKTOWN, MARTIN SPRINGS,  
UNAKA, TOPTON, SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, POWELLS CROSSROADS, WHITWELL,  
MONTEAGLE, BIG FROG MOUNTAIN, HALETOWN  
(GUILD), JASPER, TUSQUITEE, PARKSVILLE, RELIANCE, CHATTANOOGA,  
BRASSTOWN, CLEVELAND, TASSO, HAYESVILLE, SHOOTING CREEK, VIOLET,  
CONASAUGA, BENTON, AND ARCHVILLE  
1208 AM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026 /1108 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2026/  
 
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SUNDAY MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...EAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 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.  
 
FASTEN LOOSE OBJECTS OR SHELTER OBJECTS IN A SAFE LOCATION PRIOR TO  
THE ONSET OF WINDS.  
 

 
 

 
 
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