Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 25 at 10:07AM EDT until September 25 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 25, 2024 - 7:07am
Expires:
September 25, 2024 - 11:15am
Description:
FFWMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Blount County in east Tennessee...
Northeastern Monroe County in east Tennessee...
* Until 215 PM EDT.
* At 1007 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen over the last couple of hours. Additional
rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Maryville, Alcoa, Eagleton Village, Happy Valley, Talassee,
Wildwood, Walland, Citico Beach and Great Smoky Mountains National
Park.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Blount, TN; Monroe, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN