Hazardous Weather Warning for Smokies Today

High winds and flash flooding are expected today across the Smoky Mountains. You may want to monitor the Smokies Twitter account for road closure updates if you plan to visit the park today: https://twitter.com/smokiesroadsnps Here's the forecast from the National Weather Service for today:

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Severe storms will be possible early Thursday morning into early Thursday afternoon ahead of a cold front with strong winds being the primary hazard. A brief weak isolated tornado or two will also be possible. Best chances for severe storms will be to the north and east of Knoxville during the morning and early afternoon hours.

Periods of locally heavy rainfall are possible Thursday morning and afternoon which may cause localized flooding, especially across the Smoky Mountains, southeast Tennessee, and southwest North Carolina.

Strong winds will continue across the higher elevations into the early afternoon with gusts as high as 45 mph possible.

Freeze temperatures along with patchy to widespread frost are expected late tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Freeze temperatures along with patchy to widespread frost will continue into Friday morning.

Jeff
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