Great Smoky National Park, Tennessee
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Lawrence; Limestone; Madison; Lincoln |
| Effective: | 2026-07-09 @ 3:43 pm -> 2026-07-09 @ 4:15 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-09 @ 3:43 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Huntsville AL on 2026-07-09 @ 3:43 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued July 9 at 3:43PM CDT by NWS Huntsville AL |
| Description: |
At 343 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Athens, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Northwestern Huntsville, Decatur, Madison, Athens, Redstone Arsenal, Hazel Green, Ardmore, Triana, Harvest, and Tanner. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Bradley; West Polk |
| Effective: | 2026-07-09 @ 3:36 pm -> 2026-07-09 @ 4:15 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-09 @ 3:36 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Morristown TN on 2026-07-09 @ 3:36 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued July 9 at 4:36PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN |
| Description: |
At 436 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over South Cleveland, or 7 miles southwest of Cleveland, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Cleveland, South Cleveland, East Cleveland, Wildwood Lake, McDonald, Waterville, Flint Springs, Tasso, and Red Clay State Park. |
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Cherokee; Clay; Scott; Campbell; Claiborne; Hancock; Hawkins; Sullivan; Johnson; Morgan; Anderson; Union; Grainger; Hamblen; Northwest Cocke; Cocke Smoky Mountains; Northwest Greene; Southeast Greene; Washington; Unicoi; Northwest Carter; Southeast Carter; Roane; Loudon; Knox; Jefferson; NW 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; Wise; Scott; Russell; Washington |
| Effective: | 2026-07-09 @ 10:44 am -> 2026-07-10 @ 3:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-07-10 @ 11:00 am -> 2026-07-12 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Morristown TN on 2026-07-09 @ 10:44 am |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued July 9 at 11:44AM EDT until July 12 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, including the following areas, Cherokee and Clay, east Tennessee, including the following areas, Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount Smoky Mountains, Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke Smoky Mountains, East Polk, Grainger, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Morgan, North Sevier, Northwest Blount, Northwest Carter, Northwest Cocke, Northwest Greene, Northwest Monroe, Rhea, Roane, Scott TN, Sequatchie, Sevier Smoky Mountains, Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene, Southeast Monroe, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Washington TN and West Polk, and southwest Virginia, including the following areas, Lee, Russell, Scott VA, Washington VA and Wise. * WHEN...From Friday afternoon through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected Friday through Sunday. Locations that receive multiple rounds of locally heavy rainfall could experience instances of flash flooding. Flooding potential is expected to be greatest Friday night through Saturday when activity will be most widespread. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Stewart; Montgomery; Robertson; Sumner; Macon; Clay; Pickett; Houston; Humphreys; Dickson; Cheatham; 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: | 2026-07-09 @ 10:26 am -> 2026-07-09 @ 6:30 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-09 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-07-12 @ 6:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Nashville TN on 2026-07-09 @ 10:26 am |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued July 9 at 10:26AM CDT until July 12 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Nashville TN |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of Middle Tennessee, including the following counties, Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, Davidson, De Kalb, Dickson, Fentress, Giles, Grundy, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lawrence, Lewis, Macon, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Putnam, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne, White, Williamson and Wilson. * WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Up to 3 to 4 inches of additional rainfall is expected through the weekend, with soils already saturated from past recent rain events. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Clay; Dunklin; Pemiscot; Lake; Obion; Weakley; Henry; Dyer; Gibson; Carroll; Benton; Henderson; Decatur |
| Effective: | 2026-07-09 @ 5:09 am -> 2026-07-09 @ 7:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-09 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-07-12 @ 1:00 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Memphis TN on 2026-07-09 @ 5:09 am |
| Headline: | Flood Watch issued July 9 at 5:09AM CDT until July 12 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, including the following area, Clay, Southeast Missouri, including the following areas, Dunklin and Pemiscot, and West Tennessee, including the following areas, Benton TN, Carroll, Decatur, Dyer, Gibson, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Obion and Weakley. * WHEN...From 1 PM CDT this afternoon through late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |