Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 26 at 10:57AM EDT until September 28 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 7:57am
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...
Clinch River Above Tazewell TN affecting Claiborne, Grainger and
Hancock Counties.
For the Clinch River...including Tazewell TN...Minor flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Clinch River above Tazewell TN.
* WHEN...From late tonight to Saturday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Flooding of pasture land near Grissom
Island begins. The city of Tazewell, Tennessee is not affected by
flooding of the Clinch River.
At 13.0 feet, The road within a quarter mile of the gage begins to
flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:15 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 6.3 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
just after midnight tonight to a crest of 14.0 feet tomorrow
evening. It will then fall below flood stage late Saturday
morning.
- 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:
Claiborne, TN; Grainger, TN; Hancock, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN