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Flood Watch
Issued: 2:31 PM May. 30, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, including the
following areas, Cherokee and Clay and east Tennessee, including
the following areas, Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount Smoky Mountains,
Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke Smoky Mountains, East Polk,
Grainger, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Knox,
Loudon, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Morgan, North Sevier, Northwest
Blount, Northwest Cocke, Northwest Greene, Northwest Monroe, Rhea,
Roane, Scott TN, Sequatchie, Sevier Smoky Mountains, Southeast
Greene, Southeast Monroe, Unicoi, Union, Washington TN and West
Polk.

* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Showers and a few thunderstorms will continue in parts of the
area through the morning, some with very heavy rainfall.
Rainfall rates between 1 to 3 inches per hour can be expected
with some of these showers and storms, and areas that see
repeated or prolonged periods of heavy rain will be
especially at risk for flash flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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