Erwin, Tennessee

... The Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory remains in effect until
345 am EST for Greene... Carter... Unicoi... Johnson... Sullivan and
Washington counties...

At 1114 PM EST... areas of moderate rain continue to move across
northeast Tennessee. Radar is estimating between one to two and a
half inches has already fallen across much of the advisory area.

Remnants of Ida will continue to pull north across the region into
the night with additional rainfall of 1 inch possible. The
persistent rain and saturated soil may produce ponding of low lying
areas and small stream flooding.


Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause elevated levels on
small creeks and streams... and ponding of water in urban areas...
highways... streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage
areas and low lying spots.

Do not underestimate the power of flood waters. Only a few inches of
rapidly flowing water can quickly carry away your vehicle.

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 3640 8174 3635 8172 3629 8190 3612 8202
      3609 8211 3614 8220 3612 8231 3595 8256
      3596 8261 3604 8260 3605 8265 3599 8277
      3591 8282 3616 8316 3633 8295 3641 8269
      3645 8270 3649 8263 3659 8258 3660 8167


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925 PM EST Tue Nov 10 2009 /825 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2009/

... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 7 am EST /6 am CST/
Wednesday...

The Flash 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... 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.

* Until 7 am EST /6 am CST/ Wednesday

* additional rainfall amounts of one to two inches are expected
overnight across the watch area. Locally higher amounts will be
possible in few areas.


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!

... Record daily maximum rainfall set at the Tri-Cities regional Airport...

A record rainfall of 1.37 inches was set in the Tri-Cities yesterday.
This breaks the old record of 0.96 set in 1979.