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Tornado Watch issued May 8 at 5:14PM EDT until May 9 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TNTHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 211 INEFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/ TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWINGAREASIN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIESIN SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINACHEROKEE CLAYIN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIESIN EAST TENNESSEEANDERSON BLEDSOE BLOUNTBRADLEY CAMPBELL HAMILTONKNOX LOUDON MARIONMCMINN MEIGS MONROEMORGAN POLK RHEAROANE SCOTT SEQUATCHIETHIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALCOA, ANDREWS, ARCHVILLE, ATHENS,BEARDEN, BENTON, BIG SOUTH FORK NATIONAL, BIG SPRING, BRADBURY,BRASSTOWN, BRAYTON, BULLET CREEK, CAGLE, CARTWRIGHT, CARYVILLE,CHATTANOOGA, CLEAR WATER, CLEVELAND, CLINTON, CONASAUGA, DAYTON,DENTVILLE, DUNLAP, EAGLE FURNACE, ELGIN, ELK VALLEY, ETOWAH,EVENSVILLE, FAIRVIEW, FINCASTLE, GRANDVIEW, HALETOWN (GUILD),HAPPY VALLEY, HARRIMAN, HAYESVILLE, HIAWASSE DAM, HIGH POINT,HUNTSVILLE, JASPER, JELLICO, KINGSTON, KNOXVILLE, LA FOLLETTE,LAKE FOREST, LENOIR CITY, LONE OAK, LOUDON, MADISONVILLE, MARBLE,MARTIN SPRINGS, MARYVILLE, MELVINE, MONTEAGLE, MOUNT CREST,MURPHY, NORMA, OAK RIDGE, OLD CUMBERLAND, OLD WASHINGTON,OLIVER SPRINGS, ONEIDA, PALIO, PARKSVILLE, PETROS, PIKEVILLE,PINE ORCHARD, POWELLS CROSSROADS, RELIANCE, ROCKWOOD, ROYAL BLUE,SHOOTING CREEK, SLICK ROCK, SMOKEY JUNCTION, SOUTH PITTSBURG,SPRING CITY, SWEETWATER, TASSO, TOPTON, TUSQUITEE, UNAKA, VIOLET,WHITE OAK, AND WHITWELL.

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Flood Watch issued May 8 at 3:50PM EDT until May 9 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to bepossible.* WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, including thefollowing areas, Cherokee and Clay, east Tennessee, including thefollowing 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, NorthwestGreene, Northwest Monroe, Rhea, Roane, Scott TN, Sequatchie,Sevier Smoky Mountains, Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene,Southeast Monroe, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Washington TN and WestPolk, 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. Flooding may occurin poor drainage and urban areas.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodYou should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible FloodWarnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be preparedto take action should flooding develop.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.

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