Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 25 at 2:50PM EDT until September 25 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 25, 2024 - 11:50am
Expires:
September 25, 2024 - 4:00pm
Description:
FFWMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
East Central Cocke County in east Tennessee...
Central Greene County in east Tennessee...
Southwestern Sullivan County in east Tennessee...
Northwestern Washington County in east Tennessee...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 250 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 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...
Kingsport, Greeneville, Tusculum, Mosheim, Camp Creek, Chucky,
Cedar Creek, Davy Crockett Birthplace, Caney Branch, Del Rio and
Fall Branch.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Cocke, TN; Greene, TN; Sullivan, TN; Washington, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN