Flood Watch issued July 21 at 1:45PM EDT until July 22 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east Tennessee, including the following areas,
Anderson, Blount Smoky Mountains, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke Smoky
Mountains, Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson,
Knox, Loudon, Morgan, North Sevier, Northwest Blount, Northwest
Carter, Northwest Cocke, Northwest Greene, Roane, Scott TN, Sevier
Smoky Mountains, Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene, Sullivan,
Unicoi, Union and Washington TN and southwest Virginia, including
the following areas, Lee, Russell, Scott VA, Washington VA and
Wise.
* WHEN...From midnight EDT tonight through Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected tonight into
Wednesday. Locations that receive multiple rounds or extended
periods of locally heavy rainfall could experience flash
flooding. Locations that have recently seen flooding need less
rainfall to have additional flooding, and should take additional
rounds of heavy rain and storms seriously.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
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