Full Notification

* WHAT...Flash 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, Blount Smoky Mountains, Bradley, Cocke Smoky Mountains, East Polk, Hamilton, Johnson, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Northwest Monroe, Rhea, Sequatchie, Sevier Smoky Mountains, Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene, Southeast Monroe, Unicoi and West Polk.

* WHEN...From Wednesday morning through Friday afternoon.

* 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.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - An area of showers and thunderstorms will develop and move across the region Wednesday and continue through Thursday morning. A brief period of drier conditions is possible Thursday before Tropical Storm Helene moves into the southern Appalachians late Thursday through Friday morning. Periods of torrential rains with flash flooding is possible. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE ... CLAY ... JOHNSON ... COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS ... SOUTHEAST GREENE ... UNICOI ... SOUTHEAST CARTER ... BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS ... SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS ... SEQUATCHIE ... BLEDSOE ... RHEA ... MEIGS ... MCMINN ... NORTHWEST MONROE ... SOUTHEAST MONROE ... MARION ... HAMILTON ... BRADLEY ... WEST POLK ... EAST POLK

Instructions:

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. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe.