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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1142 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
TNZ035-036-067>069-071-073-081>086-098>101-171545-
/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 CLINTON, ROCKWOOD, BRADBURY, OLD WASHINGTON,
ATHENS, CLEAR WATER, ETOWAH, CLEVELAND, BEARDEN, SPRING CITY, BIG
SPRING, RELIANCE, SWEETWATER, FAIRVIEW, GRANDVIEW, PALIO, OLD
CUMBERLAND, MCMAHAN, SEYMOUR, OAK RIDGE, ARCHVILLE, HARRISBURG,
EVENSVILLE, SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, MARYVILLE,
ALCOA, WHITWELL, HALETOWN (GUILD), LOUDON, HAPPY VALLEY,
HARRIMAN, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, SOUTH PITTSBURG, KINGSTON, DUNLAP,
POWELLS CROSSROADS, MONTEAGLE, KNOXVILLE, TASSO, EAGLE FURNACE, LONE
OAK, LENOIR CITY, LAKE FOREST, MELVINE, HIGH POINT, PARKSVILLE, MOUNT
CREST, BENTON, SEVIERVILLE, PIGEON FORGE, MARTIN SPRINGS, BULLET
CREEK, CHATTANOOGA, DENTVILLE, OLIVER SPRINGS, PINE ORCHARD, JASPER,
CAGLE, KODAK, DAYTON, CARTWRIGHT, PETROS, BRAYTON, MADISONVILLE,
CONASAUGA, AND PIKEVILLE
1142 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026 /1042 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026/
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/
MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 105.
* 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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