Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 2:27PM EDT until September 28 at 2:31AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 11:27am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 11:45pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Tennessee...
Doe River At Elizabethton affecting Carter County.
For the Doe River...including Elizabethton...Major flooding is
forecast.
* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
This approaches the flood of record.
* WHERE...Doe River at Elizabethton.
* WHEN...Until just after midnight tonight.
* IMPACTS...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.
At 12.5 feet, Floor of the gage well house. Several homes near and
downstream from the gage house are flooded with up to two feet of
water. The river reaches the road surface of the Rod Jenkins
Bridge. Some homes along River Road and Edgewater Road are flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:15 PM EDT Friday the stage was 10.7 feet.
- Bankfull is 8.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 2:15 PM EDT Friday was 10.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 11.0
feet late this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
this evening.
- 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 late tonight at 245 AM EDT.
Area Description:
Carter, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN