
Two storm systems will track through the central and eastern U.S. today through this weekend with areas of gusty winds, rain and heavy snow. Severe thunderstorms and heavy to excessive rainfall is forecast today from the Lower Mississippi River Valley to the Tennessee Valley. Damaging winds, a few tornadoes, and areas of flooding are possible. Read More >
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Morristown TN
128 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026
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Northwest Cocke-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Northwest Greene-
Southeast Greene-Washington TN-Unicoi-Northwest Carter-
Southeast Carter-Roane-Loudon-Knox-Jefferson-Northwest Blount-
Blount Smoky Mountains-North Sevier-Sevier Smoky Mountains-
Sequatchie-Bledsoe-Rhea-Meigs-McMinn-Northwest Monroe-
Southeast Monroe-Marion-Hamilton-Bradley-West Polk-East Polk-Lee-
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128 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026 /1228 PM CST Fri Jan 9 2026/
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest North
Carolina...east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.
.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight
Isolated flooding will be possible this afternoon into Saturday,
mainly south of interstate 40. See Flood Watch for additional
details.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday
Isolated flooding will be possible into Saturday afternoon,
mainly south of interstate 40. See Flood Watch for additional
details.
A few storms cannot be ruled out late Saturday morning into the
afternoon. A very low chance exists for an isolated instance of
strong to damaging straight line wind in vicinity of the
Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina state lines.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Any reports of ponding or flooding of low-lying and poor drainage
areas are greatly appreciated.
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