Weather Alerts For Cleveland, TN

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Watch National Weather Service Morristown TN 1147 AM EST Fri Jan 9 2026 Cherokee-Clay-Sequatchie-Bledsoe-Rhea-Meigs-McMinn-Northwest Monroe-Southeast Monroe-Marion-Hamilton-Bradley-West Polk-East Polk- Including the cities of Hayesville, Palio, Cartwright, Old Washington, Dentville, Whitwell, Spring City, Big Frog Mountain, Conasauga, Ducktown, Cagle, Melvine, Lone Oak, Hiawasse Dam, Dayton, Sweetwater, Turtletown, Benton, Martin Springs, Reliance, Cleveland, Murphy, Clear Water, Citico, Athens, Lookout Mountain, Parksville, Archville, Jasper, Dunlap, Old Cumberland, Mount Crest, Shooting Creek, Grandview, Bullet Creek, Coker Creek, Chattanooga, Evensville, Tusquitee, Madisonville, Andrews, Violet, Pikeville, Haletown (Guild), Brayton, South Pittsburg, Tasso, Big Spring, Etowah, Signal Mountain, Brasstown, Topton, Monteagle, Powells Crossroads, Marble, and Unaka 1147 AM EST Fri Jan 9 2026 /1047 AM CST Fri Jan 9 2026/ ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, including the following areas, Cherokee and Clay and east Tennessee, including the following areas, Bledsoe, Bradley, East Polk, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Northwest Monroe, Rhea, Sequatchie, Southeast Monroe and West Polk. * WHEN...Through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers will continue to spread into the region this afternoon, with periods of rain continuing through Saturday evening. Rainfall amounts between 1.5 and 2.5 inches are possible for much of the Watch area with locally higher amounts possible. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. &&