Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 26 at 2:04PM EDT until September 26 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 11:04am
Expires:
September 26, 2024 - 12:00pm
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Portions of east Tennessee, including the following
counties, Blount, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen,
Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier and Union and southwest
Virginia, including the following counties, Lee and Scott.
* WHEN...Until 300 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 204 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported ongoing
flooding across the warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Knoxville, Morristown, Maryville, Sevierville, Alcoa,
Jefferson City, Newport, Rogersville, Gatlinburg, Dandridge,
Sneedville, Rutledge, Jonesville, Pigeon Forge, New Tazewell,
Bean Station, Louisville, Tazewell, White Pine and Plainview.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Blount, TN; Claiborne, TN; Cocke, TN; Grainger, TN; Greene, TN; Hamblen, TN; Hancock, TN; Hawkins, TN; Jefferson, TN; Knox, TN; Sevier, TN; Union, TN; Lee, VA; Scott, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN