648  
WGUS64 KMRX 230010  
FFAMRX  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
810 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2026  
 
TNZ012>018-035>040-042>047-067-069-070-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-230115-  
/O.EXP.KMRX.FA.A.0009.000000T0000Z-260723T0000Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-  
MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST  
GREENE-SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-  
SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-KNOX-JEFFERSON-LEE-WISE-SCOTT VA-RUSSELL-  
WASHINGTON VA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PETROS, CARYVILLE, JELLICO, KYLES FORD,  
ARTHUR, SNEEDVILLE, BEARDEN, LEBANON, NORRIS LAKE, ROSEDALE,  
TREADWAY, ELGIN, MAYNARDVILLE, ELK VALLEY, NORMA, HOWARD QUARTER,  
PINE ORCHARD, HIGH POINT, SLICK ROCK, RUSSELLVILLE, SANDLICK,  
EVANSTON, SOUTH HOLSTON DAM, JOHNSON CITY, LAKE FOREST, DOEVILLE,  
LAUREL BLOOMERY, COEBURN, CEDAR CREEK, CASTLEWOOD, TRADE, LIMESTONE  
COVE, APPALACHIA, LONE MOUNTAIN, BYBEE, GREENEVILLE, ABINGDON,  
HUNTSVILLE, BIG STONE GAP, BRISTOL TN,  
HARROGATE-SHAWANEE, DANDRIDGE, ELIZABETHTON, WISE, SMOKEY  
JUNCTION, NEWPORT, KNOXVILLE, OAK RIDGE, SHARPS CHAPEL, MOORESBURG,  
BRADBURY, DYE, EAGLE FURNACE, CHESTNUT HILL, JEFFERSON CITY, MOUNTAIN  
CITY, WHITE OAK, PARDEE, BENHAMS, HONAKER, LUTTRELL, HANSONVILLE,  
SHADY VALLEY, KINGSTON, ROCKWOOD, NORTON, SPRINGDALE, ALPHA, ERWIN,  
ROYAL BLUE, WHITE PINE, MORRISTOWN, CLINTON, ONEIDA, HARRIMAN,  
STRAWBERRY PLAINS, HAMPTON, UNICOI, OLIVER SPRINGS, HILTONS, ROSE  
HILL, BIG SOUTH FORK NATIONAL, NEVA, CLAIRFIELD, PAULETTE, FAIRVIEW,  
BRISTOL VA, BEAN STATION, FINCASTLE, LA FOLLETTE, AND KINGSPORT  
810 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH HAS EXPIRED
 
 
THE FLOOD WATCH HAS EXPIRED FOR PORTIONS OF EAST TENNESSEE, INCLUDING  
THE FOLLOWING AREAS, ANDERSON, CAMPBELL, CLAIBORNE, GRAINGER,  
HAMBLEN, HANCOCK, HAWKINS, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, KNOX, MORGAN,  
NORTHWEST CARTER, NORTHWEST COCKE, NORTHWEST GREENE, ROANE, SCOTT TN,  
SOUTHEAST CARTER, SOUTHEAST GREENE, SULLIVAN, UNICOI, UNION AND  
WASHINGTON TN AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS,  
LEE, RUSSELL, SCOTT VA, WASHINGTON VA AND WISE.  
 
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS MAY AFFECT PARTS OF THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE VALLEY  
NEAR THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WHILE THIS  
MAY PRODUCE SOME PONDING WATER ON ROADS, OVERFLOWING DITCHES, OR EVEN  
MINOR STREAM FLOODING, THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING HAS  
LARGELY SHIFTED FURTHER SOUTH. THEREFORE, THE FLOOD WATCH WAS ALLOWED  
TO EXPIRE.  
 

 
 
NCZ060-061-TNZ081>087-098>102-230815-  
/O.CON.KMRX.FA.A.0009.000000T0000Z-260724T0000Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
CHEROKEE-CLAY-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-  
SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PARKSVILLE, OLD CUMBERLAND, ETOWAH, WHITWELL,  
EVENSVILLE, SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, CONASAUGA, HAYESVILLE, MARTIN SPRINGS,  
MOUNT CREST, BRAYTON, SOUTH PITTSBURG, VIOLET, ARCHVILLE, BENTON,  
BULLET CREEK, ANDREWS, MONTEAGLE, BRASSTOWN,  
POWELLS CROSSROADS, DAYTON, CHATTANOOGA, TASSO, HALETOWN (GUILD),  
SPRING CITY, TOPTON, BIG SPRING, COKER CREEK, JASPER, OLD WASHINGTON,  
CARTWRIGHT, CLEAR WATER, ATHENS, BIG FROG MOUNTAIN, PIKEVILLE,  
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, PALIO, UNAKA, MURPHY, SWEETWATER, TUSQUITEE,  
MARBLE, RELIANCE, CLEVELAND, TURTLETOWN, CAGLE, MADISONVILLE,  
MELVINE, DUNLAP, DENTVILLE, GRANDVIEW, LONE OAK, CITICO, SHOOTING  
CREEK, HIAWASSE DAM, AND DUCKTOWN  
810 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2026 /710 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2026/  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
 
 
* 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, BLEDSOE, BRADLEY, EAST POLK, HAMILTON, MARION,  
MCMINN, MEIGS, NORTHWEST MONROE, RHEA, SEQUATCHIE, SOUTHEAST MONROE  
AND WEST POLK.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED, SOME WITH VERY  
HEAVY RAINFALL. LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OR  
EXTENDED PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD EXPERIENCE 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
TNZ041-068-071>074-230815-  
/O.CON.KMRX.FA.A.0009.000000T0000Z-260723T1800Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-LOUDON-NORTHWEST BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY  
MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KODAK, GATLINBURG, CADES COVE, ALCOA,  
HARRISBURG, SEYMOUR, SEVIERVILLE, MARYVILLE, LENOIR CITY, MCMAHAN,  
PIGEON FORGE, HARTFORD, HAPPY VALLEY, ELKMONT, AND LOUDON  
810 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF EAST TENNESSEE, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS,  
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS, COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS, LOUDON, NORTH  
SEVIER, NORTHWEST BLOUNT AND SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED, SOME WITH VERY  
HEAVY RAINFALL. LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OR  
EXTENDED PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD EXPERIENCE  
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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