Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 26 at 10:52AM EDT until September 28 at 7:49PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 7:52am
Expires:
September 26, 2024 - 11:00pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Morristown TN has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Tennessee...
Nolichucky River At Embreeville TN affecting Washington, Unicoi
and Greene Counties.
For the Nolichucky River...including Embreeville TN...Minor flooding
is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Nolichucky River at Embreeville TN.
* WHEN...From Friday morning to Saturday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 9.5 feet, Low spots along Little Germany Road will
begin to flood.
At 11.0 feet, The main camping level of the KOA campground is
covered by water.
At 11.5 feet, Property at Bumpus Cove Road and Little Germany Road
floods.
At 12.0 feet, Pasture land around the Highway 107 bridge floods.
The channel narrows at the bridge just downstream of the gauge,
which may elevate the river level at the gauge during higher flows
due to damming effect.
At 13.0 feet, Portions of AJ Willis Road will flood.
At 14.0 feet, Back yards of riverside homes along Bumpus Cove Road
take substantial water.
At 16.0 feet, Water reaches the pad of the train car at KOA
Campground.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:15 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 8.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 7.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow morning to a crest of 15.5 feet early Saturday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued late tonight at 200 AM EDT.
Area Description:
Greene, TN; Unicoi, TN; Washington, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN