Headline:
Flood Watch issued August 13 at 12:48AM EDT until August 13 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Flood Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
August 12, 2026 - 9:48pm
Expires:
August 13, 2026 - 5:00am
Description:
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east Tennessee, including the following areas,
Anderson, Blount Smoky Mountains, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke Smoky
Mountains, Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson,
Knox, Loudon, Morgan, North Sevier, Northwest Blount, Northwest
Carter, Northwest Cocke, Northwest Greene, Roane, Scott TN, Sevier
Smoky Mountains, Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene, Sullivan,
Unicoi, Union and Washington TN and southwest Virginia, including
the following areas, Lee, Russell, Scott VA, Washington VA and
Wise.
* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT this morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A few showers and storms will linger across northeast Tennessee
and southwest Virginia over the next few hours. The Flood Watch
will continue as advertised, however, the overall threat of
additional flooding concerns is on a downward trend.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Area Description:
Scott; Campbell; Claiborne; Hancock; Hawkins; Sullivan; Johnson; Morgan; Anderson; Union; Grainger; Hamblen; Northwest Cocke; Cocke Smoky Mountains; Northwest Greene; Southeast Greene; Washington; Unicoi; Northwest Carter; Southeast Carter; Roane; Loudon; Knox; Jefferson; NW Blount; Blount Smoky Mountains; North Sevier; Sevier Smoky Mountains; Lee; Wise; Scott; Russell; Washington
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov