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Flood Watch issued August 1 at 2:39PM EDT until August 2 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN* WHAT...Flash 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 Friday evening.* 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-watercrossings may be flooded.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- Moderate to locally heavy rainfall is expected over the next24 hours across some areas. Isolated rainfall amounts inexcess of 2" are possible, which would cause a threat forflooding due to recent saturated soils.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodYou should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take actionshould Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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