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Watching Hurricane Erin; Heavy Rainfall Threat for Upper Midwest; Heatrisk for Mississippi Valley

Hurricane Erin continues to track westward with its outer bands bringing heavy rainfall and gusty winds for Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. Life-threatening surf and rip currents are occurring and will spread across the Atlantic coasts this week. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and possible flooding are in the forecast for upper Midwest through Monday. Heatrisk continues for the Mississippi Valley. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Sun, Aug 17, 2025 at 9:06:25 pm EDT

 

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue this afternoon and evening across the area. Drier conditions are expected Monday and Tuesday, but hot and muggy conditions will continue. Rain chances increase with slightly cooler temperatures for the latter half of the week.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue this afternoon and evening across the area. Drier conditions are expected Monday and Tuesday, but hot and muggy conditions will continue. Rain chances increase with slightly cooler temperatures for the latter half of the week.

 Current Weather Observations...
Location Time
(EDT)
Weather Vsby.
(SM)
Temp.
(ºF)
Dewpt.
(ºF)
Hum.
(%)
Wind
(mph)
Wind Chill / Heat Index
(ºF)
Pres.
(in)
Abingdon VA20:55Clear10716994CALM-30.07
Andrews-Murphy NC20:42Clear10736885NE 3-30.05
Chattanooga TN20:53Towering Cumulus Clouds Observed10847165N 5-29.98
Crossville TN20:53Clear10767184CALM-30.08
Dalton GA20:55Clear10767491CALM-29.96
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)20:53Mostly Clear10816762NNE 8-30.00
Middlesboro KY20:55Clear10767183CALM-30.04
Monroe Cnty TN14:25Mostly Clear10897359VRB 597 [HI]30.12
Morristown TN10:30VRB 5-30.10
Oak Ridge TN20:53Clear10807379CALM-30.02
Tazewell Cnty VA20:55Clear10736782WNW 5-30.11
Tri-Cities TN20:53Mostly Cloudy10767081S 3-30.04
Wise VA20:55Clear10716888CALM-30.12
Greeneville, TN20:35Clear10736988CALM-30.03


Local Weather History For August 17th...
In 2010, slow moving storms created flooding northeast TN and southwest VA. 1 drowned.

 

 

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