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Flood Watch issued September 24 at 2:55PM EDT until September 27 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN* WHAT...Flash Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.* WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, including thefollowing areas, Cherokee and Clay and east Tennessee, includingthe following areas, Bledsoe, Blount Smoky Mountains, Bradley,Cocke Smoky Mountains, East Polk, Hamilton, Johnson, Marion,McMinn, Meigs, Northwest Monroe, Rhea, Sequatchie, Sevier SmokyMountains, Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene, Southeast Monroe,Unicoi and West Polk.* WHEN...From Wednesday morning through Friday 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.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- An area of showers and thunderstorms will develop and moveacross the region Wednesday and continue through Thursdaymorning. A brief period of drier conditions is possibleThursday before Tropical Storm Helene moves into the southernAppalachians late Thursday through Friday morning. Periods oftorrential rains with flash flooding is possible.- 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.Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can becomeunstable and unsafe.

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Flood Advisory issued September 25 at 1:15AM EDT until September 25 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.* WHERE...Portions of east Tennessee, including the followingcounties, Carter, Johnson and Sullivan and southwest Virginia,including the following county, Washington.* WHEN...Until 400 AM EDT.* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 115 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due tothunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to beginshortly in the advisory area.- Some locations that will experience flooding include...Bristol Tn, Mountain City, Bluff City, Damascus, ShadyValley, Harr, Laurel Bloomery, South Holston Dam, Doeville,Sadie, Hunter, Konnarock and Morril's Cave.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize thedangers of flooding.

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