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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1045 AM EST Wed Feb 12 2025

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Cherokee-Clay-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-Sequatchie-Bledsoe-Rhea-Meigs-
McMinn-Northwest Monroe-Southeast Monroe-Marion-Hamilton-Bradley-
West Polk-East Polk-Lee-Wise-Scott VA-Russell-Washington VA-
Including the cities of Castlewood, Lebanon, Pigeon Forge, Palio,
Lone Oak, Cades Cove, Dentville, Clear Water, Hiawasse Dam,
Appalachia, Dye, Kodak, Honaker, Pine Orchard, Big Frog Mountain,
Hampton, Knoxville, Violet, Spring City, Caryville, Sweetwater,
Bybee, Rose Hill, Hiltons, Shooting Creek, Huntsville, Pikeville,
Etowah, Elizabethton, Chestnut Hill, Bearden, Kingsport, Johnson
City, Maryville, Old Cumberland, Royal Blue, Petros, Unicoi, High
Point, Alpha, Chattanooga, Clairfield, Seymour, Limestone Cove,
Arthur, Elkmont, Maynardville, Harrisburg, Powells Crossroads,
Cedar Creek, Jasper, Fairview, Big South Fork National, Smokey
Junction, Martin Springs, Treadway, Eagle Furnace, Shady Valley,
Bristol TN, Fincastle, Mountain City, Evensville, Happy Valley,
Big Stone Gap, Abingdon, South Holston Dam, Neva, Erwin,
Russellville, Hartford, McMahan, Coker Creek, Dayton, Cartwright,
Madisonville, Laurel Bloomery, Luttrell, Lookout Mountain,
Parksville, Sevierville, Andrews, Elk Valley, Reliance, Athens,
Coeburn, Harrogate-Shawanee, Dunlap, Ducktown, Haletown (Guild),
Norris Lake, Brasstown, Archville, Sneedville, Rockwood,
Dandridge, Melvine, Grandview, Benhams, Strawberry Plains,
Hayesville, La Follette, South Pittsburg, Howard Quarter, Cagle,
Elgin, Murphy, Trade, Greeneville, Oak Ridge, Whitwell, Bristol
VA, Conasauga, Norton, Bradbury, Old Washington, Gatlinburg,
Topton, Evanston, Mount Crest, Springdale, Brayton, Jellico,
Rosedale, Turtletown, Big Spring, Unaka, Norma, Slick Rock, White
Oak, Kingston, Tasso, Loudon, Hansonville, Bean Station, White
Pine, Paulette, Newport, Lenoir City, Cleveland, Marble,
Mooresburg, Alcoa, Harriman, Citico, Pardee, Morristown, Signal
Mountain, Wise, Lone Mountain, Doeville, Kyles Ford, Clinton,
Lake Forest, Sandlick, Oliver Springs, Jefferson City, Oneida,
Tusquitee, Bullet Creek, Monteagle, Benton, and Sharps Chapel
1045 AM EST Wed Feb 12 2025 /945 AM CST Wed Feb 12 2025/

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
  possible.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, including the
  following areas, Cherokee and Clay, 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, Johnson,
  Knox, Loudon, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Morgan, North Sevier,
  Northwest Blount, Northwest Carter, Northwest Cocke, Northwest
  Greene, Northwest Monroe, Rhea, Roane, Scott TN, Sequatchie,
  Sevier Smoky Mountains, Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene,
  Southeast Monroe, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Washington TN and West
  Polk, and southwest Virginia, including the following areas, Lee,
  Russell, Scott VA, Washington VA and Wise.

* WHEN...Through Thursday 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...
  - Another round of moderate to possibly heavy rain is expected
    this afternoon and tonight. Additional rainfall amounts of 1
    to 1.5 inches is expected north of I-40 and 1.5 to 2 inches
    south of I-40. Polk, Cherokee, and Clay counties are expected
    to see 2 to 3 inches, with isolated higher amounts possible.
    This additional rainfall will likely result in areas of
    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.

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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DH