Bledsoe

Forecasts for Tennessee — Return to U.S. Severe Weather

	Current Severe Weather

	Flood Watch / Flood Statement
Statement as of 7:53 PM EDT on July 05, 2009 The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued an * urban and small stream flood advisory for... Bledsoe County in east Tennessee... this includes the city of Pikeville... Rhea County in east Tennessee... this includes the city of Dayton... Roane County in east Tennessee... this includes the cities of... Rockwood... Kingston... * until 1045 PM EDT/945 PM CDT/ * at 746 PM EDT/646 PM CDT/... National Weather Service Doppler radar estimated locally heavy rainfall of 1 to 3 inches had fallen over parts of Roane... Bledsoe and Rhea counties late this afternoon and early evening. A line of showers and thunderstorms was moving southeast at 30 mph ... And will affect these areas for about another hour or so. These additional rains may continue to cause minor flooding of low lying flood prone areas... especially poor drainage areas. Motorists should be on the alert... especially at low water crossings. Precautionary/preparedness actions... Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the roadway. The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross safely. A flood advisory means river or stream flows are elevated or ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. Lat... Lon 3578 8525 3576 8500 3578 8490 3584 8476 3593 8465 3604 8434 3588 8428 3589 8432 3580 8438 3567 8458 3569 8463 3573 8462 3572 8470 3574 8470 3546 8495 3547 8498 3542 8499 3547 8517 3538 8523 3554 8543 Tg