Weather Alerts For Watts Bar Dam, TN

# HEADLINE -------------------- HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ FRIDAY # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Heat index values up to 108. WHERE A portion of East Tennessee, primarily in valley locations, including the Sequatchie Valley, will be most likely to approach heat indices near or slightly above 105F during the peak heat of the late afternoon hours. WHEN Until 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ Friday. IMPACTS Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. ISSUED AT Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 11:54 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. 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 -------------------- Marion, Bledsoe, Bradley, Hamilton, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Northwest Monroe, Rhea, Roane, Sequatchie, West Polk Including the cities of Signal Mountain, Fairview, Mount Crest, Cleveland, Haletown (Guild), Evensville, Monteagle, Harriman, Bradbury, Dayton, Pikeville, Madisonville, Oliver Springs, Archville, Reliance, Conasauga, South Pittsburg, Brayton, Eagle Furnace, Cartwright, Dunlap, Cagle, Old Cumberland, Lenoir City, Big Spring, Dentville, Melvine, Tasso, Parksville, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Palio, Sweetwater, Kingston, Athens, Grandview, Loudon, Spring City, Old Washington, Jasper, Rockwood, Whitwell, Lone Oak, Etowah, Bullet Creek, Martin Springs, Powells Crossroads, Benton, and Clear Water

Pollen Index: 9.9 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Ragweed, Grass and Chenopods. Concentration of pollen grains in the air for Friday will be unchanged in the very high range. This is a result of stable temperatures. Constant and seasonally normal weather conditions tend to stabilize pollen concentrations in the outdoor air.