Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 27 at 3:46PM EDT until September 27 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 12:46pm
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 3:00pm
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 600 PM EDT.
* At 346 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flash flooding
continuing 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...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.
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, 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