Today is forecast to be Much Cooler than yesterday.
Nowcast as of 11:26 am EST on November 10, 2009
Now
Through 130 PM EST...a large area of light to moderate rain...will continue to move north...across central east Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains. Rainfall amounts will range from one tenth...to one quarter of an inch per hour. However...some bands of heavier rain could produce amounts over one half inch per hour.
Forecast for Cocke Smoky Mountains
Updated: 9:47 am EST on November 10, 2009
Flash Flood Watch in effect through Wednesday morning...
Rest of Today
Rain...breezy. Highs in the 50s to lower 60s. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Rain...breezy. Lows in the mid 30s to upper 40s. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Veterans Day
Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain in the morning and early afternoon. Breezy. Highs in the upper 40s to lower 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s and 30s. North winds 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s to lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
The National Weather Service in Morristown, TN has issued a
* Flood Warning for the Pigeon River in Newport TN * for Wednesday * at 10:00 am Tuesday the stage was 2.7 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast... the river will rise and crest near the flood stage of 8.0 feet Wednesday afternoon and stay there through early Wednesday evening * at 8.0 feet... minor flooding occurs downstream from gage on Highway 25/70 and along Jimtown Road.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Most deaths in floods occur in cars! If you come to a closed or flooded Road, turn around! Don't drown! For more details, stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or commercial television or radio that carry weather information.
Flash Flood Watch
Statement as of 8:44 AM CST on November 10, 2009
... Flash Flood Watch in effect through Wednesday morning...
The National Weather Service in Morristown has expanded the
* Flash Flood Watch to include portions of east Tennessee and southwest Virginia... including the following areas... in east Tennessee... Bledsoe... Blount Smoky Mountains... Bradley... Cocke Smoky Mountains... east Polk... Hamilton... Jefferson... Johnson... Knox... Loudon... Marion... McMinn... Meigs... NW Blount... north Sevier... northwest Carter... northwest Cocke... northwest Greene... northwest Monroe... Rhea... Roane... Sequatchie... Sevier Smoky Mountains... southeast Carter... southeast Greene... southeast Monroe... Sullivan... Unicoi... Washington TN and west Polk. In southwest Virginia... Washington.
* Through Wednesday morning
* rainfall amounts of one to three inches expected by Wednesday morning. Locally higher amounts possible.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should keep informed... and be ready for quick action if flooding is observed or if a Flash Flood Warning is issued. If you come to a closed or flooded Road... turn around! Don't drown!
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 11:40 am EST on November 10, 2009
The rainfall amounts listed below are listed by the County into which the rain falls, and then the Reservoir/Basin into which the water will flow after it hits the ground. For example, rain falling at McGhee-Tyson Airport will flow into Ft. Loudon-Tellico Lake.
These figures come from a combination of TVA, USGS, Coe, NWS, and various County-owned rain gauges. Our thanks to these cooperators.
Totals are for the 24 hours ending at 8 am EDT (7 am cdt) or 7 am EST (6 am cst). T = trace County, state 24 hour Reservoir precipitation location (inches) ________________________________________________________________ Anderson County, TN Melton Hill Lake Norris 4ne-water plant (NWS coop - nort1) 0.01 Oak Ridge (asos - oqt) T
Blount County, TN Ft. Loudon/Tellico Lake Cades Cove (TVA - ccvt1) 0.03 Calderwood Dam (TVA - calt1) 0.03 McGhee-Tyson Airport (asos - tys) T Townsend 5s (NWS coop - tnst1) 0.24
Bradley County, TN Chickamauga Lake Charleston (TVA - chtt1) 0.16 Cleveland (TVA - clet1) 0.21
Carter County, TN Boone Lake South Holston Dam (TVA - shdt1) 0.01
Cocke County, TN Douglas Lake Cosby (TVA - cbyt1) 0.03
Hamblen County, TN Cherokee Lake Morristown-NWS office (NWS coop - mrx) T
Hamilton County, TN Nickajack Lake Chattanooga-Lovell Field (asos - cha) 0.43
Knox County, TN Ft. Loudon/Tellico Lake Knoxville exp. Stn (NWS/UT coop - knxt1) 0.09
Loudon County, TN Watts Bar Lake Lenoir City water plant (NWS coop - lent1) 0.04
McMinn County, TN Chickamauga Lake Etowah (TVA - etot1) 0.15
Meigs County, TN Chickamauga Lake Decatur (TVA - dect1) 0.06 Decatur 7ne (NWS coop - dcct1) 0.04
Monroe County, TN Ft. Loudon/Tellico Lake Tellico Plains (TVA - tlpt1) 0.27
Polk County, TN Chickamauga Lake Turtletown-Apalachia Dam (TVA - turt1) 0.36
Rhea County, TN Chickamauga Lake Dayton (TVA - dynt1) 0.03 Watts Bar Dam (TVA - wbot1) 0.02
Sevier County, TN Douglas Lake Mt. Leconte (NWS coop - mtlt1) 0.20 Newfound Gap park (gsmnp) 0.30 GSMNP Headquarters - sugarlands (NWS coop - gtlt1) 0.02
Cherokee County, NC Apalachia Lake Hiwassee Dam (TVA - hiwn7) 0.29
Clay County, NC Hiwassee Lake Chatuge Dam (TVA - chan7) 0.33