Flash Flood Watch
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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Morristown TN
350 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005-
006-008-091200-
/O.CON.KMRX.FA.A.0005.000000T0000Z-240509T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cherokee-Clay-Scott TN-Campbell-Claiborne-Hancock-Hawkins-
Sullivan-Johnson-Morgan-Anderson-Union-Grainger-Hamblen-Northwest
Cocke-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Northwest Greene-Southeast Greene-
Washington TN-Unicoi-Northwest Carter-Southeast Carter-Roane-
Loudon-Knox-Jefferson-Northwest Blount-Blount Smoky Mountains-
North Sevier-Sevier Smoky Mountains-Sequatchie-Bledsoe-Rhea-Meigs-
McMinn-Northwest Monroe-Southeast Monroe-Marion-Hamilton-Bradley-
West Polk-East Polk-Lee-Wise-Scott VA-Russell-Washington VA-
Including the cities of Sneedville, La Follette, Cades Cove,
Alcoa, Whitwell, Lebanon, Violet, Citico, Castlewood, Seymour,
Bybee, Honaker, Brasstown, Spring City, Lookout Mountain,
Russellville, Rosedale, Eagle Furnace, Jellico, Old Cumberland,
Royal Blue, Pigeon Forge, Jasper, Gatlinburg, Clairfield,
Brayton, Hiltons, Elkmont, Hartford, Dayton, Kyles Ford, Howard
Quarter, Huntsville, Shooting Creek, Paulette, Etowah, Conasauga,
Newport, Big South Fork National, Murphy, Parksville, Wise,
Dentville, Pikeville, Unaka, Evanston, Arthur, Elk Valley, South
Pittsburg, Abingdon, Happy Valley, White Pine, Pardee, Doeville,
Harrogate-Shawanee, Sevierville, Maynardville, Dye, Springdale,
Lenoir City, Cagle, Palio, White Oak, Hampton, Dunlap, Strawberry
Plains, Clear Water, Cartwright, Jefferson City, Archville,
Rockwood, Petros, Bradbury, Limestone Cove, Slick Rock, Sandlick,
Ducktown, Bearden, Madisonville, Mount Crest, Bean Station,
Unicoi, Knoxville, Haletown (Guild), Bullet Creek, Neva,
Treadway, Johnson City, Lone Mountain, Big Frog Mountain,
Morristown, Cedar Creek, Greeneville, Fincastle, Pine Orchard,
Andrews, Bristol VA, Hansonville, Grandview, High Point, Shady
Valley, Benhams, South Holston Dam, Rose Hill, Bristol TN,
Elizabethton, Maryville, Appalachia, Monteagle, Oak Ridge,
Oneida, Powells Crossroads, Caryville, Alpha, Big Spring, Kodak,
Athens, Loudon, Benton, Coeburn, Hayesville, Mooresburg,
Fairview, Cleveland, Laurel Bloomery, Chattanooga, Turtletown,
Kingsport, Hiawasse Dam, Tusquitee, Norris Lake, Erwin, Lake
Forest, Reliance, Martin Springs, Mountain City, Elgin, Norma,
Norton, Luttrell, Topton, Big Stone Gap, Sweetwater, Kingston,
Trade, Signal Mountain, Chestnut Hill, Dandridge, Lone Oak,
Evensville, Coker Creek, Smokey Junction, Clinton, Sharps Chapel,
Old Washington, Marble, Tasso, Harrisburg, Melvine, Oliver
Springs, McMahan, and Harriman
350 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 /250 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024/

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
  possible.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, including the
  following areas, Cherokee and Clay, east Tennessee, including the
  following areas, Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount Smoky Mountains,
  Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke Smoky Mountains, East Polk,
  Grainger, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson,
  Knox, Loudon, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Morgan, North Sevier,
  Northwest Blount, Northwest Carter, Northwest Cocke, Northwest
  Greene, Northwest Monroe, Rhea, Roane, Scott TN, Sequatchie,
  Sevier Smoky Mountains, Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene,
  Southeast Monroe, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Washington TN and West
  Polk, and southwest Virginia, including the following areas, Lee,
  Russell, Scott VA, Washington VA and Wise.

* WHEN...Through Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
  Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
  in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

$$

SR