An unidentified motorist damages his right front tire while driving around a barricade on South Hickory Street. The street was closed due to flooding.Rain and possible flash flooding should be hitting the Tennessee Valley today and Monday thanks to a low air-pressure system coming from the Mississippi Valley.
Southeast Tennessee is expected to receive 2 to 5 inches of rain from today through Tuesday morning, according to Derek Eisentrout, a National Weather Service forecaster in Morristown, Tenn.
Once the rain eases off Tuesday, the temperatures should drop. The high in the mid-40s during the day will fall to the low 30s at night with a slight chance of snow flurries.
In Northwest Georgia, West and South Chicka-mauga creeks, the Conesauga River and Lookout Creek could have minor flooding, according to Kent Frantz, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Ga.
Streets also may have more flooding because of backed-up drainage systems, Frantz said.