Special Weather Statement from the NWS! SCATTERED STORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED TODAY... SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE EAST TENNESSEE VALLEY AND THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST AT LESS THAN 10 MPH. HOURLY RAINFALL RATES WILL RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES. THE STORMS WILL LIKELY INITIALIZE OVER THE EAST CENTRAL TENNESSEE VALLEY AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. STORM MOTIONS FAVOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE I-81 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS THAT RECEIVE RAINFALL MAY EXPERIENCE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING. MOST AREAS OF NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HAVE SATURATED SURFACE CONDITIONS WITH CREEKS AT OR NEAR BANK FULL. THESE AREAS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO FLOODING. THE WET CONDITIONS ALSO MAY CONTRIBUTE TO LARGE TREES UPROOTING WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS PRODUCED BY THUNDERSTORMS.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:53:13 +0000
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