Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 28 at 7:11AM EDT until September 28 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 28, 2024 - 4:11am
Expires:
September 28, 2024 - 9:00am
Description:
FFWMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
A Dam Break on the Nolichucky River below Nolichucky Dam in...
North Central Cocke County in east Tennessee...
Southwestern Greene County in east Tennessee...
Southeastern Hamblen County in east Tennessee...
* Until noon EDT.
* At 711 AM EDT, dam operators reported the imminent failure of
Nolichucky Dam.
This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for towns and cities immediately
below Nolichucky Dam on the Nolichucky River. This is a
PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding from the imminent
failure of Nolichucky Dam.
SOURCE...Dam operator.
IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND NOW! IMMEDIATE EVACUATION for areas
downstream from the Nolichucky Dam along the
Nolichucky River.
* The nearest downstream town is rural areas in southwest Greene
County, located downstream from the dam. If a complete failure of
the dam occurs...The initial flood wave will reach the West Allens
Bridge Road bridge in 20 minutes; The Highway 321 bridge in 30
minutes; The Bewleys Chapel Road bridge in 2 hours; The Briar
Thicket Road bridge in 3 hours; The Highway 160 bridge in 4 hours;
Douglas Lake in 6 hours.
Crests will occur at each location later than the initial arrival
time of the flood wave.
Flooding is occurring along the Nolichucky River.
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.
If you are in low lying areas below the Nolichucky Dam you should
move to higher ground immediately.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Cocke, TN; Greene, TN; Hamblen, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN