The first round of a week of showers and heavy rain may cause flooding in the Chattanooga area.
The National Weather Service issued a Special Weather Statement that is effect through Monday morning.
It could bring up to an inch and a half of rain.
Additional heavy rainfall is expected on Tuesday and Wednesday with rain staying in the forecast after that.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 7AM EST MON ...HEAVY RAIN FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT... SHOWERS LEADING TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS EASTERN TENNESSEE AND SW NORTH CAROLINA FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
UP TO AN INCH AND A HALF IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TENNESSEE VALLEY AND THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS WITH POSSIBLY HEAVIER LOCAL AMOUNTS. DUE TO THE SATURATION OF THE GROUND FROM PREVIOUS RAIN EVENTS, MOST OF THE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WITH SOME AREAS OF LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE. STREAM FLOODING, ROADWAY FLOODING, PONDING OF LOW LEVEL AREAS AND POTENTIAL MUD SLIDES ARE ALL POSSIBLE. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE CENTRAL VALLEY REGION AND MORE NORTHERN AREAS OF THE FORECAST AREA, INCLUDING THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. DUE TO SATURATED SOILS AND RAINFALL FROM THE LAST 24 HOURS, SOME LOCAL FLOODING COULD OCCUR IN THE NORTHERN AREAS OF THE FORECAST AREA AS WELL.