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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
726 FLUS44 KMRX 161853 HWOMRX Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Morristown TN 253 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-171900- 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- 253 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 /153 PM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest North Carolina...east Tennessee and southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Heat Indices will approach 100 degrees for many locations across the central and southern TN valley this afternoon. Make sure to practice heat safety by staying plenty hydrated and taking frequent breaks in shaded areas if spending time outdoors. Look before you lock. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible this evening and tonight with frequent lightning, heavy rain rates, and frequent lightning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Unseasonably hot conditions with heat indices from the upper 90s to low 100s will continue through Wednesday. Make sure to practice heat safety by staying plenty hydrated and taking frequent breaks in shaded areas if spending time outdoors. Look before you lock. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible Wednesday and Thursday with frequent lightning, heavy rain rates, and frequent lightning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not needed at this time. $$