... The Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory remains in effect until
330 am EST for Polk... Monroe... Sevier... Blount... Bradley... McMinn...
southern Meigs... Loudon and Cherokee counties...
At 213 am EST Doppler radar still indicated moderate rainfall with
pockets of heavier rainfall of one half inch to three quarters of an
inch across parts of southeast Tennessee and southwest North
Carolina. An additional half inch of rain is possible in the next
hour or two.
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.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause elevated levels on
small creeks and streams... and ponding of water on country roads and
farmland along the banks of creeks and streams.
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. Move to higher ground.
Lat... Lon 3501 8497 3527 8495 3566 8460 3587 8393
3585 8385 3592 8376 3599 8356 3592 8347
3594 8341 3590 8331 3585 8328 3567 8332
3553 8388 3546 8393 3542 8401 3531 8403
3523 8398 3526 8380 3524 8369 3499 8401
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!