Flash Flood Watch 6, NWS Morristown, TN

Cherokee County, NC, Clay County, NC, Anderson County, TN, Bledsoe County, TN, Blount County, TN, Bradley County, TN, Campbell County, TN, Carter County, TN, Claiborne County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Grainger County, TN, Greene County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Hancock County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Jefferson County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Knox County, TN, Loudon County, TN, Marion County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Meigs County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Polk County, TN, Rhea County, TN, Roane County, TN, Scott County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Union County, TN, Washington County, TN, City of Bristol, VA, City of Norton, VA, Lee County, VA, Russell County, VA, Scott County, VA, Washington County, VA, Wise County, VA

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1231 PM EST Wed Dec 26 2018

.AVIATION...
VFR conditions continue this afternoon and tonight with mainly
light winds as high pressure remains in control. Southerly winds
increase on Thursday with increasing cloud cover at CHA with cigs
dropping to MVFR by midmorning. Expect VFR cigs to continue on
Thursday through the end of the period at TYS and TRI as
downsloping winds continue.

&&

.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...None.
TN...High Wind Watch from Thursday morning through late Thursday
     night for Blount Smoky Mountains-Cocke Smoky Mountains-
     Sevier Smoky Mountains-Southeast Carter-Southeast Greene-
     Southeast Monroe-Unicoi.

     Wind Advisory from 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ Thursday to 6 AM EST /5
     AM CST/ Friday for Bledsoe-Marion-Morgan-Sequatchie.

VA...None.
&&

JB

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Morristown TN
415 AM EST Wed Dec 26 2018

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-270915-
Cherokee-Clay-Scott TN-Campbell-Claiborne-Hancock-Hawkins-
Sullivan-Johnson-Morgan-Anderson-Union-Grainger-Hamblen-
Northwest Cocke-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Northwest Greene-
Southeast Greene-Washington TN-Unicoi-Northwest Carter-
Southeast Carter-Roane-Loudon-Knox-Jefferson-NW Blount-
Blount Smoky Mountains-North Sevier-Sevier Smoky Mountains-
Sequatchie-Bledsoe-Rhea-Meigs-McMinn-Northwest Monroe-
Southeast Monroe-Marion-Hamilton-Bradley-West Polk-East Polk-Lee-
Wise-Scott-Russell-Washington-
415 AM EST Wed Dec 26 2018 /315 AM CST Wed Dec 26 2018/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Southwest North
Carolina...East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Windy conditions are expected Thursday morning through Friday
morning across the Cumberland Plateau and also in the east
Tennessee mountains. Wind gusts to around 40 mph are expected
across the plateau, while wind gusts over the east Tennessee
mountains will climb into the 60 to 70 mph territory. Winds will
begin to subside late Thursday night into Friday morning.

Additionally, between Thursday afternoon and late Friday night,
heavy rainfall is expected to affect portions of east Tennessee,
southwest Virginia, and far western North Carolina. The heaviest
rain is likely to fall across eastern Tennessee and far western
North Carolina, south of the interstate 40 corridor. Rainfall
amounts of 2 to 3 inches are expected, mainly in the higher
terrain, between Thursday morning and Friday night. With saturated
soils, warm temperatures, and snow pack left at higher
elevations, excessive runoff will be a concern.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.