Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Mid-South; Heat Continues in the Southeast and Southwest

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected across portions of the mid-Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley and portions of Arizona. Dangerous heat persists in the South and Southeast while building into the Southwest. Overnight lows will be so warm that, when combined with oppressive dew points, little-to-no relief from the scorching daytime highs will be available. Read More >

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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Morristown TN
133 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

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Northwest Cocke-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Northwest Greene-
Southeast Greene-Washington TN-Unicoi-Northwest Carter-
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133 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026 /1233 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 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 Tuesday

A few strong to severe storms are possible in southern portions of
the Tennessee Valley and in southwest North Carolina on Thursday
aftenoon and evening. The severe threat is conditional on storms
developing in the afternoon. If storms occur, damaging winds will
be the primary threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not needed at this time.

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