505  
WGUS64 KMRX 271344  
FFAMRX  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
944 AM EDT SAT JUN 27 2026  
 
TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-082>087-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-280400-  
/O.NEW.KMRX.FA.A.0007.260628T0000Z-260628T1500Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-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-NORTHWEST BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-  
SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-  
SOUTHEAST MONROE-LEE-WISE-SCOTT VA-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON VA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PETROS, DAYTON, MOORESBURG, SPRINGDALE,  
FAIRVIEW, NORRIS LAKE, CEDAR CREEK, SANDLICK, LONE MOUNTAIN,  
HAPPY VALLEY, EVENSVILLE, ALCOA, BULLET CREEK, MCMAHAN, LAUREL  
BLOOMERY, STRAWBERRY PLAINS, EVANSTON, RUSSELLVILLE, CLEAR WATER,  
LAKE FOREST, SMOKEY JUNCTION, ROCKWOOD, COEBURN, MADISONVILLE,  
HUNTSVILLE, NORMA, PALIO, HARTFORD, BEARDEN, HAMPTON, MARYVILLE,  
NORTON, BYBEE, ERWIN, PIGEON FORGE, WISE, BRISTOL TN, LA  
FOLLETTE, ARTHUR, DYE, ELGIN, GRANDVIEW, UNICOI, ALPHA, HILTONS,  
SNEEDVILLE, NEWPORT, KODAK, JELLICO, GREENEVILLE, LUTTRELL,  
CITICO, OAK RIDGE, CLAIRFIELD, WHITE PINE, LEBANON, MORRISTOWN,  
TRADE, SHARPS CHAPEL, ELK VALLEY, TREADWAY, APPALACHIA, OLD  
CUMBERLAND, HARROGATE-SHAWANEE, COKER CREEK, SLICK ROCK, BENHAMS,  
PIKEVILLE, JEFFERSON CITY, HANSONVILLE, CASTLEWOOD, MAYNARDVILLE,  
HONAKER, PARDEE, MELVINE, KINGSTON, MOUNT CREST, ETOWAH, PINE  
ORCHARD, MOUNTAIN CITY, FINCASTLE, ELIZABETHTON, SWEETWATER,  
NEVA, BEAN STATION, WHITE OAK, ONEIDA, HIGH POINT, SOUTH HOLSTON  
DAM, KNOXVILLE, BIG SPRING, LIMESTONE COVE, KINGSPORT, DENTVILLE,  
JOHNSON CITY, SEYMOUR, ROSEDALE, SHADY VALLEY, CLINTON, CADES  
COVE, BIG SOUTH FORK NATIONAL, HOWARD QUARTER, BRISTOL VA, EAGLE  
FURNACE, LOUDON, BIG STONE GAP, HARRIMAN, PAULETTE, OLIVER  
SPRINGS, LENOIR CITY, ROSE HILL, SEVIERVILLE, ELKMONT, ATHENS,  
BRADBURY, DOEVILLE, OLD WASHINGTON, GATLINBURG, ABINGDON,  
CARYVILLE, CHESTNUT HILL, ROYAL BLUE, KYLES FORD, SPRING CITY,  
HARRISBURG, BRAYTON, AND DANDRIDGE  
944 AM EDT SAT JUN 27 2026 /844 AM CDT SAT JUN 27 2026/  
 
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING  
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST TENNESSEE, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS,  
ANDERSON, BLEDSOE, BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS, CAMPBELL, CLAIBORNE,  
COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS, GRAINGER, HAMBLEN, HANCOCK, HAWKINS,  
JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, KNOX, LOUDON, MCMINN, MEIGS, MORGAN, NORTH  
SEVIER, NORTHWEST BLOUNT, NORTHWEST CARTER, NORTHWEST COCKE,  
NORTHWEST GREENE, NORTHWEST MONROE, RHEA, ROANE, SCOTT TN, SEVIER  
SMOKY MOUNTAINS, SOUTHEAST CARTER, SOUTHEAST GREENE, SOUTHEAST  
MONROE, SULLIVAN, UNICOI, UNION AND WASHINGTON TN AND SOUTHWEST  
VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, LEE, RUSSELL, SCOTT VA,  
WASHINGTON VA AND WISE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY  
MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. LOW-WATER  
CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN  
COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH SHOWERS AND STORMS  
CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. TRAINING OF SHOWERS AND  
STORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOME AREAS. THESE ARE THE AREAS  
WHERE FLOODING IS MOST LIKELY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS  
EXPECTED WITH ANY STRONGER SHOWERS AND STORMS.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD  
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED  
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.  
 
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD  
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  
 

 
 

 
 
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