Knoxville, TN Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is 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...From 6 PM EDT  /5 PM CDT/ this evening through Saturday
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 lift back into the area,
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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