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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
226 FLUS44 KMRX 041943 HWOMRX Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Morristown TN 343 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-051945- 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- 343 PM EDT Thu Jul 4 2024 /243 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest North Carolina...east Tennessee and southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Hot and humid weather ongoing this afternoon, with heat indices peaking near 105F in the southern Tennessee valley and southern Sequatchie valley. See Heat Advisory for additional details. Very isolated showers and thunderstorms possible across the northern counties of East Tennessee into southwest Virginia may contain a strong to low end severe gust this afternoon to early evening. Storm intensity and coverage should diminish or dissipate after sunset. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Additional showers and thunderstorms can be expected Friday into Friday night. A few of these storms may become strong to marginally severe especially Friday afternoon into early evening, with damaging wind gusts the primary threat. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not needed at this time. $$