Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.
Nowcast as of 1:58 PM EDT on July 10, 2009
Now
Through 5 PM EDT...isolated showers and possibly a thunderstorm...will continue to develop and move slowly east across parts of central east TN...but mainly over the higher elevations of the smokys and northern plateau. Rainfall rates will range from trace amounts to one quarter inch per hour. However...hourly rates of an inch or better will be possible with a slow moving thunderstorm.
There are currently no warnings or advisories for this location.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 12:22 PM EDT on July 10, 2009
The rainfall amounts listed below are listed by the County into which the rain falls, and then the Reservoir/Basin into which the water will flow after it hits the ground. For example, rain falling at McGhee-Tyson Airport will flow into Ft. Loudon-Tellico Lake.
These figures come from a combination of TVA, USGS, Coe, NWS, and various County-owned rain gauges. Our thanks to these cooperators.
Totals are for the 24 hours ending at 8 am EDT (7 am cdt) or 7 am EST (6 am cst). T = trace County, state 24 hour Reservoir precipitation location (inches) ________________________________________________________________
Anderson County, TN Melton Hill Lake Norris 4ne-water plant (NWS coop - nort1) 0.06
Blount County, TN Ft. Loudon/Tellico Lake Calderwood Dam (TVA - calt1) 0.06 McGhee-Tyson Airport (asos - tys) 0.02
Bradley County, TN Chickamauga Lake Charleston (TVA - chtt1) 0.22 Cleveland (TVA - clet1) 1.18
Carter County, TN Boone Lake South Holston Dam (TVA - shdt1) 1.17 Watauga dam (TVA - wtgt1) 0.05
Cocke County, TN Douglas Lake del Rio 4ne (TVA - delt1) 0.07 French Broad River nr Newport (TVA - nwpt1) 0.87
Hawkins County, TN Cherokee Lake Church Hill (TVA - chht1) 0.70 Rogersville-John Sevier Plant (TVA - jsst1) 0.51
Jefferson County, TN Douglas Lake Oak Grove (TVA - okgt1) 0.02 Ft. Loudon/Tellico Lake Cherokee Dam (TVA - crkt1) 0.48
Johnson County, TN Watauga Lake Pandora (TVA - pant1) 0.06
Knox County, TN Ft. Loudon/Tellico Lake Knoxville exp. Stn (NWS/UT coop - knxt1) 0.05 Knoxville-water plant (TVA - tvat1) 0.05
McMinn County, TN Chickamauga Lake Etowah (TVA - etot1) 0.20
Monroe County, TN Ft. Loudon/Tellico Lake Tellico Plains (TVA - tlpt1) 0.04
Morgan County, TN Watts Bar Lake Lancing 6nw (NWS coop - lant1) 0.16
Polk County, TN Chickamauga Lake Turtletown-Apalachia Dam (TVA - turt1) 0.08
Rhea County, TN Chickamauga Lake Dayton (TVA - dynt1) 0.19
Sevier County, TN Douglas Lake Gatlinburg (TVA - gttt1) 0.34 Mt. Leconte (NWS coop - mtlt1) 0.66 GSMNP Headquarters - sugarlands (NWS coop - gtlt1) 0.30 Ft. Loudon/Tellico Lake Douglas Dam (TVA - dugt1) 0.03
Sullivan County, TN Boone Lake Tri-Cities Airport (asos - tri) 0.58
Washington County, TN Cherokee Lake Boone dam (TVA - boot1) 0.23 Douglas Lake Nolichucky river @ Embreeville (TVA - embt1) 0.04 Washington College (TVA - wast1) 0.25
Scott County, VA Norris Lake Duffield (TVA - dufv2) 0.20
Washington County, VA South Holston Lake Abingdon (TVA - abdv2) 0.26
Wise County, VA Norris Lake Appalachia (TVA - aplv2) 0.09 Coeburn (TVA - coev2) 0.45 Ohio River via Big Sandy River North Fork (NWS coop - nofv2) 0.45
Cherokee County, NC Apalachia Lake Hiwassee Dam (TVA - hiwn7) 0.01 Hiwassee Lake Murphy (NWS coop - murn7) 0.04
Clay County, NC Hiwassee Lake Chatuge Dam (TVA - chan7) 0.36