Flash Flood Warning 09/27/2024 12:30 for Tennessee areas

FFWMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... A Dam Break on the Pigeon River below Walters Dam in... Western Cocke County in east Tennessee... Southern Hamblen County in east Tennessee... Southeastern Jefferson County in east Tennessee... * Until 930 PM EDT. * At 330 PM EDT, dam operators reported the failure of Walters Dam causing flash flooding downstream on the Pigeon River. This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for towns and cities immediately below Walters Dam on the Pigeon River. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding from the failure of Walters Dam. SOURCE...Dam operator. IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! IMMEDIATE EVACUATION for areas downstream from the Walters Dam along the Pigeon River. * The nearest downstream town is Hartford Tennessee, located about 16 miles from the dam. If a complete failure of the dam occurs... The flood wave will reach the state line near the Waterville Hydro Station in about 20 minutes; Hartford, TN in about 30 minutes; Interstate 40 and Greasy Cove Road bridge in about 45 minutes; The flood wave will reach Interstate 40 and Wilton Springs road bridge in about 1 hour; Highway 73 near Edwina in about 80 minutes; The Highway 25 bridge east of Newport in about 2 hours; The flood wave will reach downtown Newport and the North Street bridge in about 2 hours and 30 minutes; Newport Industrial Park in about 3 hours; The flood wave will reach the confluence with the French Broad River in about 4 hours and then drain into Douglas Reservoir. Crests will occur at each location later than the initial arrival time of the flood wave. The flood wave is moving down the Pigeon River all the way down to Newport Tennessee.