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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
322 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2019
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SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-
NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE-
SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-
SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-
WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
322 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2019 /222 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2019/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
DAY ONE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
POSSIBILITY OF MINOR FLOODING FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES OF
TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWESTERN COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA DUE TO
STEADY MODERATE RAINFALL. THE EXPECTED PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE RAIN
WILL BE OVERNIGHT AFTER SUNSET UNTIL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. PONDING
OF LOW LEVEL AREAS AND RUNOFF ON PAVED SURFACES IS POSSIBLE.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAIN AND FLOODING IS EXPECTED FROM LATE
TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL LIKELY FALL
ACROSS THE PLATEAU, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF EAST TENNESSEE,
AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA WHERE 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
SINCE THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED AND STREAMS ARE HIGH, THIS
RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. SIGNIFICANT STREAM
FLOODING, FLOODING OF ROADWAYS, ADDITIONAL PONDING OF LOW LYING
AREAS, BASEMENT FLOODING, AND MUD SLIDES ARE POSSIBLE. MAJOR RIVER
FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN FOR MID TO LATE IN THE WEEK.
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF FLOOD WATCHES BEING ISSUED FOR AT LEAST
SOME PARTS OF THE AREA BY MID WEEK. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FUTURE
FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
MOUNTAIN WAVE HIGH WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF
EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF DOWNED TREES AND
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
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