Record rainfall causes flooding and mudslides in Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia

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Record rainfall causes flooding and mudslides in Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia
BY LEIF GREISS | BRISTOL HERALD COURIER 5 hrs ago

Rain over the weekend in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia set records and caused flooding and mudslides that blocked roads.

George Matthews with the National Weather Service office in Morristown said based on readings from Tri-Cities Airport in Blountville, rainfall on Saturday set the rainfall record for that date at 1.83 inches. As of Sunday, Matthews said 10.31 inches of year to date rainfall makes this February the wettest on record in the Tri-Cities.

Though it had stopped raining in much of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia by Sunday, the National Weather Service Morristown’s flood warning won’t end until 2:45 p.m. Monday.

Dispatch with Bristol, Tennessee, and Bristol, Virginia, police departments said they had not received any serious calls related to flooding. Dave Vencill with the Bristol Tennessee Fire Department said on Saturday the department blocked off a section of Trammell Road that was flooded but was not aware of any other action the department took related to flooding.
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1. More flooding south and west in TN

Pretty bad down in areas like Knoxville. Schools closed on Monday. Roughly 12" of rain or more in most areas. I-40 is closed in both directions near mile 7 in NC. NCDOT hopes to get one lane open in each direction in a week. Will need about six weeks to restore all four lanes. A real mess.