Today is forecast to be Much Cooler than yesterday.
Nowcast as of 8:47 am EST on November 10, 2009
Now
Through 1130 am 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 Jefferson
Updated: 9:47 am EST on November 10, 2009
Flash Flood Watch in effect through Wednesday morning...
Rest of Today
Rain...breezy. Highs around 60. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
... 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!