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Wlaf1450LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible this weekend. 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.
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.
The FLOOD WATCH includes Campbell County.
Also included in the WATCH are 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. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-07/09/2026-1PM-TEXT AND IMAGES COURTESY OF THE NWS MORRISTOWN)