Residents in East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia should prepare for potential flooding as heavy rains are expected to roll in later this afternoon and through the evening hours. The National Weather Service Morristown TN has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for the area, highlighting the malaise of an incoming storm that is set to drench the regions of southeast Tennessee and southwest North Carolina, bringing the possibility of localized flooding.
Today, Knoxville is bracing for showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm, with new rainfall amounts ranging from a tenth to a quarter of an inch—but higher amounts could be unleashed in thunderstorms, especially when calm winds become a southward breeze around 5 mph. With a chance of precipitation standing at a commanding 70%, Knoxville is staring down a barrel, high near 86 degrees Fahrenheit, at another wet episode.
As night falls, the chance of precipitation slightly decreases to 60%, yet the concern for additional showers and thunderstorms rises, particularly before 10pm and between the 10pm to 11pm window. Following the fervor of the evening, a chance of showers and thunderstorms will persist post 11pm. Calm winds are likely to take over after a southwest breezy interlude, maintaining a low-around 72 degrees Fahrenheit with rainfall amounts stacking up to half an inch being possible…