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Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >


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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Morristown TN
246 PM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026

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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-
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246 PM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026 /146 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2026/

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Wednesday

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected for Thursday
area-wide. Some of these storms may produce strong and gusty
winds.

Hot and muggy conditions return for early next week with heat
indices of 100 to 105 degrees possible across parts of the
Tennessee valley.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not needed at this time.

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