Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
202 FLUS44 KMRX 050455 HWOMRX Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Morristown TN 1255 AM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-060500- 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- 1255 AM EDT Sat Sep 5 2026 /1155 PM CDT Fri Sep 4 2026/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest North Carolina...east Tennessee and southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Heat index values will approach or exceed 100 this afternoon for much of the area outside of the higher elevations, with heat indices at or above 105F possible for most Tennessee counties. See the heat advisory for more details. Storms will be more isolated in the southern Valley and more scattered from around Knoxville northward today. This afternoon through late evening, some storms may become strong to severe, with damaging wind gusts the primary threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday The threat for hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not needed at this time. $$