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Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Morristown TN
203 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

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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-
203 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 /103 PM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest North
Carolina...east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Scattered showers and thunderstorms can be expected this afternoon
with the highest coverage over northern and eastern areas. A few
storms may become strong to severe with damaging winds the primary
threat. Very heavy rainfall will also be possible which may lead
to localized flooding.

Very hot conditions can be expected especially over portions of
southeast in the central and southern Tennessee Valley this
afternoon, including Knoxville and Chattanooga. A Heat Advisory
is in effect.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Dangerous heat will continue Sunday and Monday afternoons,
especially across the central and southern Tennessee Valley.

Organized storms are expected near a cold front on Monday
afternoon and evening. These storms may have the potential to
produce damaging wind gusts across much of East Tennessee.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Any reports of thunderstorm wind damage or flooding are
appreciated.

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