Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 27 at 1:42PM EDT until September 27 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 10:42am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 2:00pm
Description:
FFWMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Johnson County in east Tennessee...
* Until 500 PM EDT.
* At 142 PM EDT, emergency management reported flash flooding 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.
This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Trade. This is a PARTICULARLY
DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of
low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Mountain City, Neva, Shady Valley, Doeville, Laurel Bloomery and
Trade.
Instruction:
This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do
not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to
flooding or under an evacuation order.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Johnson, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN