Heavy Rainfall Threat Continues in the Southwest on Monday; Record Warmth in the Plains and Midwest

Remnant moisture from Tropical Storm Rachel will persist over portions of the Great Basin and Southwest on Monday, bringing a potential heavy to excessive rainfall risk. Well above average and potentially record breaking temperatures will develop across the Plains and Midwest early this week, spreading into the Lower Mississippi Valley and Southeast midweek. Read More >

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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1216 AM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026

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Cherokee-Clay-Scott TN-Campbell-Claiborne-Hancock-Hawkins-
Sullivan-Johnson-Morgan-Anderson-Union-Grainger-Hamblen-
Northwest Cocke-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Northwest Greene-
Southeast Greene-Washington TN-Unicoi-Northwest Carter-
Southeast Carter-Roane-Loudon-Knox-Jefferson-Northwest 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 VA-Russell-Washington VA-
1216 AM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026 /1116 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest North
Carolina...east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Areas of frost late tonight into tomorrow morning for portions of
the Cumberland Plateau, Southern Appalachians, southwest Virginia,
and northeast Tennessee.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Areas of frost late Sunday night into Monday morning for portions
of east Tennessee, southwest Virginia, and southwest North
Carolina.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not needed at this time.

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