Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Morristown, TN
Areas Affected: Scott; Campbell; Claiborne; Hancock; Hawkins; Morgan; Anderson; Union; Grainger; Hamblen; Northwest Cocke; Cocke Smoky Mountains; Northwest Greene; Southeast Greene; Washington; Unicoi; Roane; Loudon; Knox; Jefferson; NW Blount; Blount Smoky Mountains; North Sevier; Sevier Smoky Mountains
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Alert Sent: Sunday 10:18am EDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 10:18am EDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 4:00pm EDT
Event Onset: Sunday 10:18am EDT
Event Ends: Sunday 4:00pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Morristown TN
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of east Tennessee, including the following areas, Anderson, Blount Smoky Mountains, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke Smoky Mountains, Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, North Sevier, Northwest Blount, Northwest Cocke, Northwest Greene, Roane, Scott TN, Sevier Smoky Mountains, Southeast Greene, Unicoi, Union and Washington TN. * WHEN...Until 4 PM EDT this afternoon. * 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 storms, with locally heavy rainfall, will continue across the counties within the flood watch through mid afternoon. The threat of flooding will increase across these areas as rain continues. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.37a56003dfdbf69ec09e9eb0329452d11ccfc631.002.1 Codes: TNZ012, TNZ013, TNZ014, TNZ015, TNZ016, TNZ035, TNZ036, TNZ037, TNZ038, TNZ039, TNZ040, TNZ041, TNZ042, TNZ043, TNZ044, TNZ045, TNZ067, TNZ068, TNZ069, TNZ070, TNZ071, TNZ072, TNZ073, TNZ074 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.37a56003dfdbf69ec09e9eb0329452d11ccfc631.002.1