Weather Alerts For Bluff City, TN

# HEADLINE -------------------- HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ SATURDAY # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Afternoon heat index values will approach or exceed 100 at times over all but the higher elevations, and some valley locations may see heat index values exceed 105. WHERE Portions of southwest North Carolina, East Tennessee, and southwest Virginia. WHEN Until 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ Saturday. IMPACTS Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. ISSUED AT Friday, July 3, 2026 at 2:19 PM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Morristown TN HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. 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 -------------------- Blount Smoky Mountains, Northwest Cocke, Sequatchie, Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene, Southeast Monroe, Sullivan, Wise, Anderson, Bledsoe, Bradley, Campbell, Cherokee, Claiborne, Clay, Cocke Smoky Mountains, East Polk, Grainger, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Lee, Loudon, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Morgan, North Sevier, Northwest Blount, Northwest Carter, Northwest Greene, Northwest Monroe, Rhea, Roane, Russell, Scott TN, Scott VA, Sevier Smoky Mountains, Unicoi, Union, Washington TN, Washington VA, West Polk Including the cities of Newport, Martin Springs, Violet, Dunlap, Castlewood, Sneedville, Brasstown, Cleveland, Harriman, Caryville, Howard Quarter, Bearden, Harrisburg, Elkmont, Norton, Dye, Coker Creek, Johnson City, Athens, Palio, Kyles Ford, Rosedale, Sweetwater, Seymour, Ducktown, Jellico, Cades Cove, Lenoir City, Bristol TN, Tasso, South Pittsburg, Treadway, Fincastle, Reliance, Dandridge, Maynardville, Alcoa, White Pine, Neva, Sharps Chapel, Elk Valley, Andrews, Dayton, Big Spring, Fairview, Bullet Creek, Big Stone Gap, Rose Hill, Kodak, Appalachia, Lone Mountain, Clairfield, South Holston Dam, Knoxville, Etowah, Hampton, Pigeon Forge, Lookout Mountain, Arthur, Oliver Springs, Erwin, Limestone Cove, Sevierville, Abingdon, Russellville, Grandview, Alpha, Norma, Trade, Old Washington, Coeburn, Chestnut Hill, Hansonville, Murphy, Old Cumberland, Spring City, Morristown, Pine Orchard, Happy Valley, Bybee, Loudon, Marble, Kingsport, Slick Rock, Bradbury, Cartwright, Clinton, Paulette, Bristol VA, Eagle Furnace, Shooting Creek, Conasauga, Honaker, Hayesville, Huntsville, Evensville, Lebanon, Rockwood, Hiltons, Benhams, Kingston, Gatlinburg, Big Frog Mountain, McMahan, Chattanooga, Norris Lake, Royal Blue, Citico, Turtletown, Greeneville, Hartford, Whitwell, Harrogate-Shawanee, Jasper, La Follette, Laurel Bloomery, Petros, Unicoi, High Point, Pikeville, Springdale, Clear Water, Mountain City, Monteagle, Signal Mountain, Smokey Junction, Melvine, Bean Station, Brayton, Strawberry Plains, Maryville, Dentville, Big South Fork National, Oneida, Elgin, Oak Ridge, Lone Oak, Powells Crossroads, Parksville, Evanston, Pardee, Mooresburg, Archville, Madisonville, Unaka, Tusquitee, Cedar Creek, Lake Forest, Haletown (Guild), Sandlick, Shady Valley, Doeville, Luttrell, Benton, Cagle, Mount Crest, White Oak, Wise, Elizabethton, Jefferson City, Topton, and Hiawasse Dam