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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
159 PM EDT FRI MAY 29 2026
NCZ060-061-TNZ012>016-035>045-067>074-081>087-098>102-300630-
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CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-MORGAN-
ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY
MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE-SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-
ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NORTHWEST 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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JOHNSON CITY, MORRISTOWN, SPRINGDALE,
DAYTON, ELGIN, LONE OAK, ALCOA, CARTWRIGHT, LONE MOUNTAIN, LA
FOLLETTE, DUCKTOWN, BIG SOUTH FORK NATIONAL, OLD CUMBERLAND,
SWEETWATER, JELLICO, ROSE HILL, SEYMOUR, GATLINBURG, BENTON,
EVENSVILLE, MADISONVILLE, HARRIMAN, SEVIERVILLE, DANDRIDGE,
PETROS, NORRIS LAKE, MARTIN SPRINGS, ARCHVILLE, MCMAHAN,
CLAIRFIELD, WHITWELL, SMOKEY JUNCTION, PARKSVILLE, HAPPY VALLEY,
HUNTSVILLE, SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, HOWARD QUARTER, DUNLAP, NORMA,
TASSO, BRASSTOWN, BEARDEN, OAK RIDGE, JASPER, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN,
HALETOWN (GUILD), PALIO, DENTVILLE, CHATTANOOGA, CLINTON, HIGH
POINT, CITICO, LOUDON, MELVINE, ROYAL BLUE, BIG SPRING, MARBLE,
MOORESBURG, SHARPS CHAPEL, MARYVILLE, SANDLICK, SLICK ROCK,
LIMESTONE COVE, KNOXVILLE, PINE ORCHARD, NEWPORT, ARTHUR,
CLEVELAND, ANDREWS, TREADWAY, COKER CREEK, SNEEDVILLE, CEDAR
CREEK, CHESTNUT HILL, FAIRVIEW, MONTEAGLE, GREENEVILLE, LENOIR
CITY, ROCKWOOD, CARYVILLE, BRADBURY, ATHENS, BYBEE, ETOWAH,
HARROGATE-SHAWANEE, MOUNT CREST, OLIVER SPRINGS, HAYESVILLE, OLD
WASHINGTON, SOUTH PITTSBURG, BRAYTON, SPRING CITY, BEAN STATION,
MURPHY, CLEAR WATER, ONEIDA, WHITE OAK, HARRISBURG, UNAKA, BULLET
CREEK, EVANSTON, ERWIN, KINGSTON, LUTTRELL, PIKEVILLE, GRANDVIEW,
CAGLE, RUSSELLVILLE, RELIANCE, HIAWASSE DAM, POWELLS CROSSROADS,
ELKMONT, CADES COVE, TUSQUITEE, UNICOI, TOPTON, ALPHA, KODAK,
SHOOTING CREEK, FINCASTLE, LAKE FOREST, CONASAUGA, JEFFERSON
CITY, PAULETTE, KYLES FORD, PIGEON FORGE, MAYNARDVILLE, VIOLET,
EAGLE FURNACE, STRAWBERRY PLAINS, TURTLETOWN, HARTFORD, BIG FROG
MOUNTAIN, WHITE PINE, AND ELK VALLEY
159 PM EDT FRI MAY 29 2026 /1259 PM CDT FRI MAY 29 2026/
...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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