Weather

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

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, NORTH SEVIER, NORTHWEST BLOUNT,
NORTHWEST CARTER, NORTHWEST COCKE, NORTHWEST GREENE, NORTHWEST
MONROE, RHEA, ROANE, SCOTT, SEQUATCHIE, SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS,
SOUTHEAST CARTER, SOUTHEAST GREENE, SOUTHEAST MONROE, SULLIVAN,
UNICOI, UNION, WASHINGTON AND WEST POLK. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA,
LEE, RUSSELL, SCOTT, WASHINGTON AND WISE.

* FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA IN
ASSOCIATION WITH REMNANTS FROM HURRICANE ZETA AS IT MOVES FURTHER
INLAND. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH
ISOLATED TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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