This alert is in force until 2 September 2026, 20:15 UTC.
It is the 45th strongest of the 54 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 21 August 2026.
What the source measured
HEAT GOV reported: * WHAT...Heat index values up to 105 expected. * WHERE...A portion of East Tennessee, including locations south and southwest of Knox County. Valley locations, including the Sequatchie Valley, will be most likely to approach heat indices near or slightly above 105F. * WHEN...From 1 PM EDT /noon...
An estimated 43,898 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 12, 2026 · score 34 · 3.9 km
How we know
One source: HEAT GOV. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 69 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 28 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 69% |
| Coordinates | 35.4495, -84.8708 |
| Nearest City | Cleveland (32 km) |
| Population Exposed | 43.9K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-02T17:00:00.000Z |
| Source | http://www.weather.gov |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Heat Advisory |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Onset | 2026-09-02T13:00:00-04:00 |
| Expires | 2026-09-02T16:15:00-04:00 |
| AreaDesc | Roane; Loudon; Sequatchie; Bledsoe; Rhea; Meigs; McMinn; Northwest Monroe; Marion; Hamilton; Bradley; West Polk |
| SenderName | NWS Morristown TN |
| ZonesUsedForCentroid | 12 |
| ZoneCount | 12 |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 28/100 (United States), based on data from heat_gov. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.