NWS Nashville TNXH.W 0003August 16, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Stewart, Montgomery, Robertson and 22 more, TN
The National Weather Service office in Nashville issued an extreme heat warning for Stewart, Montgomery, Robertson and 22 more in Tennessee, which was in force until 7:00 p.m. local time on August 16. It was the 3rd extreme heat warning the NWS office in Nashville issued in 2026. Tennessee had 4 extreme heat warnings in August 2026, against 1 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Tennessee's extreme heat warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 12.6 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Nashville TN
- Area
- Stewart, Montgomery, Robertson and 22 more
- State
- Tennessee
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:23 a.m. CDT, August 16, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 p.m. CDT, August 16, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KOHX XH.W 0003
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 111. * WHERE...A portion of Middle Tennessee. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
What the agency told people to do
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.