Great Smoky National Park, Tennessee
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Wind Advisory |
| Area(s): | Cocke Smoky Mountains; Southeast Greene; Unicoi; Southeast Carter; Blount Smoky Mountains; Sevier Smoky Mountains; Southeast Monroe |
| Effective: | 2026-01-08 @ 9:34 am -> 2026-01-09 @ 12:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-08 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-01-09 @ 3:00 am |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Morristown TN on 2026-01-08 @ 9:34 am |
| Headline: | Wind Advisory issued January 8 at 10:34AM EST until January 9 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Morristown TN |
| Description: |
* WHAT...South winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Blount Smoky Mountains, Cocke Smoky Mountains, Sevier Smoky Mountains, Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene, Southeast Monroe, and Unicoi Counties. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 1 PM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. |
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Sumner; Macon; Clay; Pickett; Davidson; Wilson; Trousdale; Smith; Jackson; Putnam; Overton; Fentress; Perry; Hickman; Lewis; Williamson; Maury; Marshall; Rutherford; Cannon; De Kalb; White; Cumberland; Bedford; Coffee; Warren; Grundy; Van Buren; Wayne; Lawrence; Giles |
| Effective: | 2026-01-08 @ 9:00 am -> 2026-01-10 @ 12:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-09 @ 6:00 am -> 2026-01-09 @ 6:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Nashville TN on 2026-01-08 @ 9:00 am |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued January 8 at 9:00AM CST until January 10 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Nashville TN |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...A portion of Middle Tennessee, including the following counties, Bedford, Cannon, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, Davidson, De Kalb, Fentress, Giles, Grundy, Hickman, Jackson, Lawrence, Lewis, Macon, Marshall, Maury, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Putnam, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne, White, Williamson and Wilson. * WHEN...From Friday morning through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers will develop tonight and increase on Friday. The heaviest rain will come Friday night with totals reaching 2 to 3 inches for much of the area with locally higher amounts possible. Heavy downpours will likely cause flash flooding of streets and low lying areas. Small streams may flood, especially tributaries of the Duck River. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Lauderdale; Colbert; Franklin; Lawrence; Limestone; Madison; Morgan; Marshall; Jackson; DeKalb; Cullman; Moore; Lincoln; Franklin |
| Effective: | 2026-01-08 @ 8:52 am -> 2026-01-10 @ 12:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-09 @ 6:00 am -> 2026-01-09 @ 12:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Huntsville AL on 2026-01-08 @ 8:52 am |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued January 8 at 8:52AM CST until January 10 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Huntsville AL |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...All of northern Alabama and southern middle Tennessee * WHEN...From 6 AM Friday morning through Noon Saturday. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Storm drains and ditches may become clogged with debris. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms may produce 1.5 to 3 inches of rainfall, with locally higher amounts up to 5 inches. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |