Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

TORNADO WATCH 271 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 26 COUNTIES IN EAST TENNESSEE BLEDSOE BLOUNT BRADLEY CARTER COCKE GRAINGER GREENE HAMBLEN HAMILTON HAWKINS JEFFERSON JOHNSON KNOX LOUDON MARION MCMINN MEIGS MONROE POLK RHEA ROANE SEQUATCHIE SEVIER SULLIVAN UNICOI WASHINGTON IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA CITY OF BRISTOL CITY OF NORTON WASHINGTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABINGDON, ALCOA, ALPHA, ARCHVILLE, ATHENS, BEAN STATION, BEARDEN, BENHAMS, BENTON, BIG SPRING, BRADBURY, BRAYTON, BRISTOL TN, BRISTOL VA, BULLET CREEK, BYBEE, CAGLE, CARTWRIGHT, CHATTANOOGA, CHESTNUT HILL, CLEAR WATER, CLEVELAND, CONASAUGA, DANDRIDGE, DAYTON, DENTVILLE, DOEVILLE, DUNLAP, EAGLE FURNACE, ELIZABETHTON, ELKMONT, ERWIN, ETOWAH, EVENSVILLE, FAIRVIEW, GRANDVIEW, GREENEVILLE, HALETOWN (GUILD), HAMPTON, HAPPY VALLEY, HARRIMAN, HARRISBURG, HARTFORD, JASPER, JEFFERSON CITY, JOHNSON CITY, KINGSPORT, KINGSTON, KNOXVILLE, KODAK, LAKE FOREST, LAUREL BLOOMERY, LENOIR CITY, LIMESTONE COVE, LONE OAK, LOUDON, MADISONVILLE, MARTIN SPRINGS, MARYVILLE, MCMAHAN, MELVINE, MONTEAGLE, MOORESBURG, MORRISTOWN, MOUNT CREST, MOUNTAIN CITY, NEVA, NEWPORT, NORTON, OLD CUMBERLAND, OLD WASHINGTON, OLIVER SPRINGS, PALIO, PARKSVILLE, PIGEON FORGE, PIKEVILLE, POWELLS CROSSROADS, RELIANCE, ROCKWOOD, RUSSELLVILLE, SEVIERVILLE, SEYMOUR, SHADY VALLEY, SOUTH HOLSTON DAM, SOUTH PITTSBURG, SPRING CITY, STRAWBERRY PLAINS, SWEETWATER, TASSO, TRADE, UNICOI, WHITE PINE, AND WHITWELL.