iNWS Alert

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Cherokee-Clay-Sequatchie-Bledsoe-Rhea-Meigs-McMinn-Northwest
Monroe-Southeast Monroe-Marion-Hamilton-Bradley-West Polk-East
Polk-
Including the cities of Hayesville, Palio, Cartwright, Old
Washington, Dentville, Whitwell, Spring City, Big Frog Mountain,
Conasauga, Ducktown, Cagle, Melvine, Lone Oak, Hiawasse Dam,
Dayton, Sweetwater, Turtletown, Benton, Martin Springs, Reliance,
Cleveland, Murphy, Clear Water, Citico, Athens, Lookout Mountain,
Parksville, Archville, Jasper, Dunlap, Old Cumberland, Mount
Crest, Shooting Creek, Grandview, Bullet Creek, Coker Creek,
Chattanooga, Evensville, Tusquitee, Madisonville, Andrews,
Violet, Pikeville, Haletown (Guild), Brayton, South Pittsburg,
Tasso, Big Spring, Etowah, Signal Mountain, Brasstown, Topton,
Monteagle, Powells Crossroads, Marble, and Unaka
1147 AM EST Fri Jan 9 2026 /1047 AM CST Fri Jan 9 2026/

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, including the
following areas, Cherokee and Clay and east Tennessee, including
the following areas, Bledsoe, Bradley, East Polk, Hamilton,
Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Northwest Monroe, Rhea, Sequatchie,
Southeast Monroe and West Polk.

* WHEN...Through Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of creeks,
streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding
may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Showers will continue to spread into the region this
afternoon, with periods of rain continuing through Saturday
evening. Rainfall amounts between 1.5 and 2.5 inches are
possible for much of the Watch area with locally higher
amounts possible.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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