Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 27 at 2:58PM EDT until September 27 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 11:58am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 2:00pm
Description:
FFWMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Hancock County in east Tennessee...
Hawkins County in east Tennessee...
Eastern Lee County in southwestern Virginia...
Southwestern Scott County in southwestern Virginia...
Southwestern Wise County in southwestern Virginia...
* Until 500 PM EDT.
* At 258 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the
warned area. 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 heavy rain.
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...
Rogersville, Jonesville, Surgoinsville, Pennington Gap, Church
Hill, Mosheim, Bulls Gap, St. Charles, Duffield, Clinchport,
Pattonsville, Kyles Ford, Okolona, Dryden, Kepler, Jasper,
McCloud, Jearoldstown and St. Clair.
Instruction:
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
Area Description:
Hancock, TN; Hawkins, TN; Lee, VA; Scott, VA; Wise, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN