FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 410 AM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013 ...BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY CONTINUING TO PULL GULF MOISTURE INTO THE REGION. BANDS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. DURING THE PAST TWO DAYS... HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED ACROSS PARTS OF THE PLATEAU...SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE VALLEY. SINCE THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED...ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS FLOODING OF SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATED FORECASTS. MONITOR NEARBY CREEKS AND STREAMS IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA. NCZ060-061-TNZ012>014-017-018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102- VAZ008-071615- /O.CON.KMRX.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-130708T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-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-NW 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-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY... WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE... MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...COSBY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK... JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...KINGSTON... LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE... SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON... DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...JASPER... CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON...DUCKTOWN...ABINGDON 410 AM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013 /310 AM CDT SUN JUL 7 2013/ ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES 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...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... WASHINGTON. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * SOUTHERLY WINDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP DEEP MOISTURE NORTH INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN MORE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL... ACROSS WESTERN PARTS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND MOST OF EAST TENNESSEE. * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. DUE TO THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...THE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. THE PROLONGED RAINFALL WILL ALSO CAUSE LARGER STREAMS AND RIVERS TO RISE WITH MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE. RAPID RUNOFF ACROSS STEEP TERRAIN MAY ALSO TRIGGER LANDSLIDES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR RISING WATER OR WATER OVER ROADWAYS. STAY INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. IF YOU COME TO A CLOSED OR FLOODED ROAD...TURN AROUND! DON`T DROWN!
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