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Erin Strengthens to a Hurricane; Heavy Rainfall Possible in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, the Upper Midwest, South Texas

Hurricane Erin may bring isolated flash and urban flooding, landslides or mudslides, and possible tropical storm conditions to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands this weekend. Scattered thunderstorms and heavy rainfall may bring areas of flooding this weekend over the Upper Midwest. A tropical disturbance will bring locally heavy rain and mainly urban flash flooding to far southern Texas. Read More >

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
200 PM EST Thu Jan 16 2020 /100 PM CST Thu Jan 16 2020/

...Flood Only Forecast Services to be Provided for the Little
River near Maryville TN...

On Tuesday, February 18, 2020, the National Weather Service in
Morristown, Tennessee and the Lower Mississippi River Forecast
Center in Slidell, Louisiana will begin providing flood-only
forecast services for the Little River near Maryville, Tennessee.

When forecasted precipitation is expected to result in the
potential for flooding on the Little River, the National Weather
Service will issue river stage forecasts and the appropriate river
flood warnings or statements. These forecasts, warnings, and
statements will be updated as needed.

River stage forecasts will not be issued during periods of normal
flows when flooding is not expected. The river stage forecasts
will only be issued when flooding is expected or occurring on the
Little River near Maryville.

For more information, please contact Glenn Carrin, Senior Service
Hydrologist, or George Mathews, Meteorologist in Charge, at the
National Weather Service Office in Morristown, Tennessee, at
423-586-3771.