Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 28 at 1:24AM EDT until September 28 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 10:24pm
Expires:
September 28, 2024 - 7:00am
Description:
FFWMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Carter County in east Tennessee...
Southeastern Sullivan County in east Tennessee...
Northwestern Unicoi County in east Tennessee...
Central Washington County in east Tennessee...
* Until 1000 AM EDT Saturday.
* At 124 AM EDT, local law enforcement continued to report flash
flooding across the warned area.
This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for local law enforcement reported
numerous roadway flooding across the area. . This is a
PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Runoff from recent
heavy rains continue to produce significant flooding
across the warned area.
SOURCE...Law enforcement 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...
Johnson City, Elizabethton, Erwin, Central, Pine Crest, Hampton,
Oak Grove, Spurgeon, Unicoi, Bluff City, Watauga, Milligan
College, Rocky Mount State Park, Hunter, Embreeville, Sadie and
Limestone.
Instruction:
Move to higher ground now! 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.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Carter, TN; Sullivan, TN; Unicoi, TN; Washington, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN