Flood watches and warnings in effect for area

A flood warning is in effect for Bledsoe, Hamilton, Marion and Sequatchie counties in Tennessee, Catoosa, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Murray and Whitfield counties in Georgia, and Jackson County in Alabama.

A flood watch is in effect for Bledsoe, Bradley, Cumberland, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Rhea, Sequatchie and Polk counties in Tennessee, Dekalb and Jackson counties in Alabama.