The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for portions of Southwest North Carolina,
East Tennessee, and Southwest Virginia, including the
following areas, in Southwest North Carolina, Cherokee and
Clay. In East Tennessee, 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, NW Blount, North Sevier, 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. In Southwest Virginia,
Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, and Wise.
* From 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ this afternoon through Sunday
afternoon
* One to three inches of rainfall will be common across much of
the area through Sunday with localized amounts in excess of 4
inches possible.
* The persistent rainfall will saturate the ground across much of
the area. The additional heavy rains could lead to flooding of
roadways, poor drainage areas, low lying areas and small rivers
and streams across the region. Mud slides are possible,
especially across the burn scar areas of Sevier County,
Tennessee.
