687  
WWUS74 KMRX 040533  
NPWMRX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
133 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005-  
006-008-050000-  
/O.CON.KMRX.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260705T0000Z/  
CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-  
SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-  
NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE-  
SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-  
SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NORTHWEST BLOUNT-  
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-  
SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-  
SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-  
WISE-SCOTT VA-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON VA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAIRVIEW, BEARDEN, PAULETTE, DENTVILLE, LONE  
MOUNTAIN, BIG FROG MOUNTAIN, UNAKA, LONE OAK, BEAN STATION,  
MOORESBURG, RUSSELLVILLE, PALIO, HANSONVILLE, HARROGATE-SHAWANEE,  
LENOIR CITY, CLEVELAND, RELIANCE, ROCKWOOD, HILTONS, ONEIDA,  
HARTFORD, NEVA, LAUREL BLOOMERY, BULLET CREEK, SANDLICK, MELVINE,  
PIKEVILLE, KODAK, ALCOA, PARKSVILLE, CARTWRIGHT, ARCHVILLE, OLD  
WASHINGTON, ELKMONT, BIG SPRING, BRISTOL TN, ELIZABETHTON, ROYAL  
BLUE, ROSE HILL, MORRISTOWN, PETROS, TOPTON, CLINTON, JOHNSON CITY,  
LOUDON, KNOXVILLE, COKER CREEK, CLAIRFIELD, SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, WISE,  
DAYTON, KINGSTON, SMOKEY JUNCTION, DUNLAP, KYLES FORD, HARRISBURG,  
ALPHA, ROSEDALE, HAYESVILLE, GREENEVILLE, MADISONVILLE, DOEVILLE,  
COEBURN, TREADWAY, NEWPORT, LA FOLLETTE, BENTON, UNICOI, HUNTSVILLE,  
EVANSTON, BRADBURY, ERWIN, OAK RIDGE, DUCKTOWN, MCMAHAN, SWEETWATER,  
MARTIN SPRINGS, KINGSPORT, EAGLE FURNACE, SPRINGDALE, BRAYTON, TASSO,  
BIG STONE GAP, BENHAMS, WHITE OAK, SLICK ROCK, JELLICO, MARYVILLE,  
CAGLE, LEBANON, JEFFERSON CITY, MARBLE, LAKE FOREST, CONASAUGA,  
HAMPTON, BRISTOL VA, MOUNTAIN CITY, OLD CUMBERLAND, DYE, VIOLET,  
SNEEDVILLE, SHARPS CHAPEL, ATHENS, MURPHY, ABINGDON, FINCASTLE,  
ELGIN, MONTEAGLE, PARDEE, WHITWELL, PIGEON FORGE, SPRING CITY, CADES  
COVE, MAYNARDVILLE, STRAWBERRY PLAINS, HONAKER, GATLINBURG, BYBEE,  
CHESTNUT HILL, NORMA, CHATTANOOGA, ELK VALLEY, SEVIERVILLE, PINE  
ORCHARD, MOUNT CREST, CLEAR WATER, SHADY  
VALLEY, HALETOWN (GUILD), SOUTH HOLSTON DAM, EVENSVILLE, LOOKOUT  
MOUNTAIN, SEYMOUR, HIGH POINT, TURTLETOWN, TRADE, HIAWASSE DAM, SOUTH  
PITTSBURG, HOWARD QUARTER, JASPER, TUSQUITEE, LUTTRELL, CEDAR CREEK,  
DANDRIDGE, OLIVER SPRINGS, BRASSTOWN, BIG SOUTH FORK NATIONAL,  
CARYVILLE, ETOWAH, CITICO, SHOOTING CREEK, NORRIS LAKE, WHITE PINE,  
ARTHUR, GRANDVIEW, APPALACHIA, LIMESTONE COVE, NORTON, CASTLEWOOD,  
HARRIMAN, ANDREWS, POWELLS CROSSROADS, AND HAPPY VALLEY  
133 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026 /1233 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026/  
 
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL APPROACH OR EXCEED 100 AT  
TIMES OVER ALL BUT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS, AND SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS  
MAY SEE HEAT INDEX VALUES EXCEED 105.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA, EAST TENNESSEE, AND  
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING.  
 
* 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.  
 
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE  
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING  
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND  
HEAT STROKE.  
 
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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