* WHAT. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE. Portions of northwest North Carolina, including the following areas, Alleghany NC, Ashe, Watauga and Wilkes and southwest Virginia, including the following areas, Grayson, Smyth and Tazewell. * WHEN. From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall repeatedly training over the higher terrain of Virginia and North Carolina tonight through Thursday could lead to flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE. Portions of northwest North Carolina, including the following areas, Alleghany NC, Ashe, Watauga and Wilkes and southwest Virginia, including the following areas, Grayson, Smyth and Tazewell. * WHEN. From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall repeatedly training over the higher terrain of Virginia and North Carolina tonight through Thursday could lead to flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT. Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE. Portions of northeast Georgia, including the following area, Rabun, western North Carolina, including the following areas, Avery, Buncombe, Burke Mountains, Caldwell Mountains, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Macon, Madison, McDowell Mountains, Mitchell, Northern Jackson, Polk Mountains, Rutherford Mountains, Southern Jackson, Swain, Transylvania and Yancey, and upstate South Carolina, including the following areas, Greenville Mountains, Oconee Mountains and Pickens Mountains. * WHEN. From 11 AM EDT this morning through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS. Excessive runoff may result in significant and damaging flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Areas that are not typically impacted by floodwaters may flood. Numerous landslides are possible in areas of steep terrain. A couple of large, damaging landslides or slope failures are possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall are expected due to the interaction of tropical moisture along a stationary front, followed by the passage of Tropical Storm Helene. Storm-total rainfall of 9-14 inches with locally higher amounts is expected along the entire length of the Blue Ridge Escarpment with widespread 5-9 inches expected across the remainder of the mountains. This has the potential to be an extremely rare event with significant and damaging flash-flooding along numerous streams. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT. Flash 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, Blount Smoky Mountains, Bradley, Cocke Smoky Mountains, East Polk, Hamilton, Johnson, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Northwest Monroe, Rhea, Sequatchie, Sevier Smoky Mountains, Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene, Southeast Monroe, Unicoi and West Polk. * WHEN. From 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ this morning through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to expand in coverage today and persist through tonight. While a pause in rainfall may occur today or tonight, an additional period of steady rainfall is expected for much of the day on Thursday in advance of Tropical Storm Helene and its associated rainfall late Thursday through Friday morning. Periods of torrential rains with flash flooding is possible. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT. Flash Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE. Portions of east Tennessee, including the following areas, Anderson, Claiborne, Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, North Sevier, Northwest Blount, Northwest Carter, Northwest Cocke, Northwest Greene, Roane, Sullivan, Union and Washington TN and southwest Virginia, including the following areas, Lee, Russell, Scott VA, Washington VA and Wise. * WHEN. From 11 AM EDT this morning through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will continue today through tonight. Torrential rains with flash flooding is possible. A lessening in rain rates is expected Thursday before Tropical Storm Helene moves into the southern Appalachians late Thursday through Friday morning. A return of heavy rainfall is possible as Helene moves through the area. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood