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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
346 AM EDT SUN JUL 24 2011

TNZ036>040-067>071-073-081>086-098>101-242000-
ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-
JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-
MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...
RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...
KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...DUNLAP...
PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...JASPER...
CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON
346 AM EDT SUN JUL 24 2011 /246 AM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011/

...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY...

A STAGNANT PATTERN WILL LINGER OVER THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY
TODAY...WITH TEMPERATURES AGAIN CLIMBING INTO THE 90S DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH HUMIDITY
VALUES TO PRODUCE AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 105
FOR A FEW HOURS OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY.

SOME RELIEF FROM THE HEAT CAN BE EXPECTED ON MONDAY AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE AREA.

TO PREVENT HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES...AVOID PROLONGED ACTIVITY IN
THE SUN OR IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...AND
SPEND AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT.
AVOID WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS DURING THE PEAK HEATING TIMES
OF THE DAY. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED IN A
VEHICLE.

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DGS