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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1212 AM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026
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CHEROKEE-CLAY-SEQUATCHIE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST
POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HIAWASSE DAM, DUNLAP, ANDREWS, MARBLE,
TURTLETOWN, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, SOUTH PITTSBURG, CAGLE, MURPHY, LONE
OAK, DUCKTOWN, MARTIN SPRINGS, UNAKA, TOPTON, SIGNAL MOUNTAIN,
CARTWRIGHT, POWELLS CROSSROADS, WHITWELL, MONTEAGLE,
BIG FROG MOUNTAIN, HALETOWN (GUILD), JASPER, TUSQUITEE,
PARKSVILLE, RELIANCE, CHATTANOOGA, BRASSTOWN, CLEVELAND, TASSO,
SHOOTING CREEK, HAYESVILLE, VIOLET, CONASAUGA, BENTON, AND ARCHVILLE
1212 AM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026 /1112 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2026/
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...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, BRADLEY, EAST POLK, HAMILTON, MARION,
SEQUATCHIE AND WEST POLK.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- HURRICANE ISAIAS IS EXPECTED TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL
TO THE AREA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. RAINFALL
TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER
AMOUNTS. HIGH RAINFALL RATES AND THE POTENTIAL FOR REPEATED
ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL SUPPORT POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING.
- 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.
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