PINPOINT 8 DOPPLER WEATHER CENTER (WVLT) -- The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a Flood Watch for parts of East Tennessee, through Monday morning.

There will be periods of heavy rainfall through Monday morning, as a frontal boundary lingers over the region.

Clusters of showers and thunderstorms will continue to develop, bringing an addition 2 to 3 inches of rainfall, after 1.5 to 3 inches of rain has already fallen.

It is possible this system can cause widespread flooding.

A Flood Watch means that conditions are favorable for heavy rain, which may lead to flooding In and near the Watch area.

Keep an eye out for rising water or water over roadways, and if you come to a closed or flooded road, turn around!

The Flood Watch is for a portion of East Tennessee including: Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount Smoky Mountains, Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne, East Polk, Grainger, Hamilton, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Morgan, NW Blount, North Sevier, Northwest Monroe, Rhea, Roane, Scott TN, Sequatchie, Sevier Smoky Mountains, Southeast Monroe, Union, and West Polk Counties.

If you come across storm damage feel free to contact the Volunteer TV Newsroom at 865/766-8154.