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Flood Watch

National Weather Service Morristown TN

350 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024



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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.



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