... The Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory remains in effect until
700 PM EST for Greene... Carter... Sevier... Cocke... Blount... city of
Bristol... Knox... Jefferson... Unicoi... Johnson... Sullivan... Hawkins...
Washington... Grainger... Hamblen and Loudon counties...
At 403 PM EST... areas of moderate rain continued to move across east
Tennessee. Radar is estimating between 1 and a half to 3 inches has
already fallen across much of the advisory area.
Remnants of Ida will continue to pull north across the region
through this afternoon with additional rainfall between 1 and 2
inches 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.
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3595 8256 3605 8265 3591 8280 3594 8291
3577 8298 3554 8354 3545 8396 3548 8393
3567 8432 3564 8457 3618 8397 3617 8373
3634 8367 3640 8324 3656 8301 3662 8166
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241 PM EST Tue Nov 10 2009 /141 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2009/
... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Wednesday
morning...
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.
* 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!