... The Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory remains in effect until
645 am EST for Greene... Carter... Sevier... Cocke... Unicoi... Johnson...
Sullivan and Washington counties...
At 532 am EST Doppler radar still indicated light to moderate rain
across northeast Tennessee and will likely continue the next hour or
two until about sunrise.
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.
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 3643 8172 3630 8190 3612 8202 3612 8231
3595 8256 3605 8265 3591 8280 3594 8291
3588 8288 3578 8297 3576 8315 3559 8348
3556 8366 3574 8371 3592 8335 3590 8330
3599 8328 3620 8304 3660 8244 3659 8167
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315 am EST Wed Nov 11 2009
... Flash Flood Watch now in effect until 1 PM EST this
afternoon...
The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for
* portions of east Tennessee and southwest Virginia... including
the following areas... in east Tennessee... Blount Smoky
Mountains... Cocke Smoky Mountains... Johnson... NW Blount...
north Sevier... northwest Carter... northwest Cocke... northwest
Greene... Sevier Smoky Mountains... southeast Carter... southeast
Greene... Sullivan... Unicoi and Washington TN. In southwest
Virginia... Washington.
* Until 1 PM EST this afternoon
* additional rainfall amounts near one and one half inches are
expected this morning across the watch area. Locally higher
amounts will be 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!