Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
555 FLUS44 KMRX 250756 HWOMRX Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Morristown TN 356 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-260800- 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- 356 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 /256 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest North Carolina...east Tennessee and southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight ...A Flood Watch is in Effect for Flash Flooding Across portions of East Tennessee, southwest Virginia, and southwest North Carolina... Scattered showers and thunderstorms to continue this morning before developing into more widespread rain showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. A low risk of a strong to severe wind gust and a nonzero risk for a tornado exists this morning to the early afternoon today. Isolated to scattered instances of flash flooding is possible today and tonight as thunderstorms begin to move over increasingly saturated soils. A flood watch is in effect this morning, see the watch for further details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday ...Tropical Storm Helene expected to impact the Tennessee Valley and Southern Appalachians Late Week... Moderate to heavy rainfall is expected Thursday across portions of the area. Several inches of rainfall is expected today and Thursday and this comes prior to any rainfall associated with the passage of Tropical Storm Helene. From late Thursday through Friday, Helene will move north into the Tennessee valley and southern Appalachians. Confidence is increasing on expected impacts. Heavy rain and strong, gusty winds are likely. The highest winds are expected across the higher elevations of the east TN, southwest VA, southwest NC mountains, and Cumberland Plateau. Flooding will be a concern areawide. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Any reports of severe damage or flooding is very appreciated. $$