Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 27 at 1:38PM EDT until September 27 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 10:38am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 1:00pm
Description:
FFWMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Cocke County in east Tennessee...
Sevier County in east Tennessee...
* Until 400 PM EDT.
* At 138 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flash flooding
continued across the warned area. Flooding impacts will continue,
but no additional rainfall is expected. Creeks and streams remain
near or above bank full, and numerous flooded roads remain closed.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Sevierville, Newport, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Parrottsville,
Pittman Center, Cosby, Fairgarden, Hartford, Harrisburg, Great
Smoky Mountains National Park, Elkmont, Del Rio, Wears Valley,
Round Mountain and Roundtop Mountain State Park.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Cocke, TN; Sevier, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN