Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.
Nowcast as of 2:52 PM EDT on July 29, 2010
Now
Through 5 PM EDT (4 PM cdt)...widely scattered showers and possible thunderstorms...will continue to develop and move southeast at 15 mph across portions of southeast TN and extreme southwest NC. Rainfall amounts will average less than one quarter inch per hour. However...stronger storms could produce up to three quarters of an inch of rain an hour.
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s to lower 70s. North winds 10 mph or less. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Friday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the 80s to mid 90s. Light winds.
There are currently no warnings or advisories for this location.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 11:36 am EDT on July 29, 2010
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) 0.02
Blount County, TN Ft. Loudon/Tellico Lake McGhee-Tyson Airport (asos - tys) 0.39 Townsend 5s (NWS coop - tnst1) 0.58 Wildwood (TVA - wldt1) 0.41
Carter County, TN Boone Lake Watauga dam (TVA - wtgt1) 0.40
Claiborne County, TN Norris Lake Powell River nr Arthur (TVA - artt1) 0.11
Cocke County, TN Douglas Lake French Broad River nr Newport (TVA - nwpt1) 0.14
Hamblen County, TN Cherokee Lake east Morristown (TVA - mstt1) 1.04
Hawkins County, TN Cherokee Lake Church Hill (TVA - chht1) 0.04 Rogersville-John Sevier Plant (TVA - jsst1) 0.24
Jefferson County, TN Douglas Lake Oak Grove (TVA - okgt1) 0.16 Ft. Loudon/Tellico Lake Cherokee Dam (TVA - crkt1) 0.20
Johnson County, TN Watauga Lake Pandora (TVA - pant1) 0.01
Knox County, TN Ft. Loudon/Tellico Lake Knoxville exp. Stn (NWS/UT coop - knxt1) 0.63
Loudon County, TN Watts Bar Lake Fort Loudon/Tellico dam area (TVA - fldt1) 0.43
Rhea County, TN Chickamauga Lake Watts Bar Dam (TVA - wbot1) 0.02
Sevier County, TN Douglas Lake Mt. Leconte (NWS coop - mtlt1) 0.82 GSMNP Headquarters - sugarlands (NWS coop - gtlt1) 0.33 Ft. Loudon/Tellico Lake Douglas Dam (TVA - dugt1) 0.02
Sullivan County, TN Boone Lake Tri-Cities Airport (asos - tri) 0.22
Washington County, TN Cherokee Lake Boone dam (TVA - boot1) 0.24 Douglas Lake Washington College (TVA - wast1) 0.33
Wise County, VA Ohio River via Big Sandy River North Fork (NWS coop - nofv2) 0.48
Cherokee County, NC Apalachia Lake Hiwassee Dam (TVA - hiwn7) 0.01