Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 11:26AM EDT until September 27 at 8:50PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 8:26am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 6:00pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Morristown TN has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Tennessee...
Doe River At Elizabethton affecting Carter County.
For the Doe River...including Elizabethton...Moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Doe River at Elizabethton.
* WHEN...Until this evening.
* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Flooding of yards along the river,
including on South Main Street, River Road, and streamside of
Edgewater Road.
At 10.5 feet, Water may reach floors of some homes on the east
side of the river, from South Main Street across from the gage
house, downstream to Third Street at the covered bridge. Water
also reaches the bottom of the side walls of the covered bridge.
The river reaches the bottoms of the Rod Jenkins Bridge and the
Long Hollow Road bridge. Some homes along River Road and Edgewater
Road may begin to take water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:15 AM EDT Friday the stage was 7.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this morning to a crest of 9.5 feet this afternoon. It
will then fall below flood stage this afternoon.
- Flood stage is 8.0 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 this evening at 900 PM EDT.
Area Description:
Carter, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN