# HEADLINE
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HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING
# DETAILS
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WHAT
Heat index values up to 107.
WHERE
A portion of East Tennessee, primarily in valley locations, will be most likely to approach heat indices near or slightly above 107 during the peak heat of the late afternoon hours.
WHEN
Until 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ this evening.
IMPACTS
Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
ISSUED AT
Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 12:49 AM EDT
ISSUED BY
National Weather Service Morristown TN
HEADER
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
# PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
# AREAS AFFECTED
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Marion, Bledsoe, Bradley, Hamilton, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Northwest Monroe, Rhea, Roane, Sequatchie, West Polk
Including the cities of Whitwell, Mount Crest, Rockwood, Kingston, Jasper, Harriman, Clear Water, Athens, Chattanooga, Lone Oak, Brayton, Tasso, Oliver Springs, Grandview, Parksville, Bullet Creek, Archville, Monteagle, Melvine, Dunlap, Pikeville, Reliance, Eagle Furnace, Madisonville, Martin Springs, Haletown (Guild), Benton, Conasauga, Lenoir City, Lookout Mountain, Cleveland, Palio, Dayton, Spring City, South Pittsburg, Sweetwater, Big Spring, Old Cumberland, Evensville, Loudon, Cartwright, Signal Mountain, Powells Crossroads, Old Washington, Bradbury, Cagle, Dentville, Fairview, and Etowah