Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 25 at 4:15PM EDT until September 25 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 25, 2024 - 1:15pm
Expires:
September 25, 2024 - 4:15pm
Description:
FFWMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Cocke County in east Tennessee...
Southeastern Jefferson County in east Tennessee...
Eastern Sevier County in east Tennessee...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 415 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch 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...
Sevierville, Newport, Gatlinburg, Dandridge, Pigeon Forge, Pittman
Center, Fairgarden, Harrisburg, Bird Crossing, Chestnut Hill and
Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Cocke, TN; Jefferson, TN; Sevier, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN