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Evacuation Immediate 09-27-2024 12:37 for Tennessee areas

Waterville Dam has suffered a catastrophic failure. Downtown Newport evacuate immediately

Effective: September 27, 2024 - 12:37pm
Expires: September 28, 2024 - 12:37pm
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Extreme
Sender: 200297,N/A,Cocke County TN EMA
Areas: Cocke County TN
Headline: Flood Warning issued September 29 at 1:13AM EDT until September 29 at 12:36PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Description: ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Tennessee... French Broad River Near Newport TN affecting Cocke and Jefferson Counties. For the French Broad River...including Newport TN... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and... more
Effective: Saturday, September 28, 2024 - 22:13
Expires: Sunday, September 29, 2024 - 09:45
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Sender: NWS Morristown TN
Headline: Flood Warning issued September 28 at 4:33PM EDT until September 28 at 10:30PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Description: * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is occurring. * WHERE...A portion of east Tennessee, including the following counties, Cocke, Greene and Hamblen. * WHEN...Until 1030 PM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams... more
Effective: Saturday, September 28, 2024 - 13:33
Expires: Saturday, September 28, 2024 - 19:30
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Sender: NWS Morristown TN
Headline: Flash Flood Warning issued September 28 at 11:36AM EDT until September 28 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Description: FFWMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... A Dam Break on the Nolichucky River below Nolichucky Dam in... North Central Cocke County in east Tennessee... Southwestern Greene County in east... more
Effective: Saturday, September 28, 2024 - 08:36
Expires: Saturday, September 28, 2024 - 13:00
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Sender: NWS Morristown TN
Headline: Flood Warning issued September 28 at 11:16AM EDT until September 29 at 12:36PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Description: ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Tennessee... French Broad River Near Newport TN affecting Jefferson and Cocke Counties. Nolichucky River At Embreeville TN affecting Unicoi, Washington and Greene Counties. ...The Flood... more
Effective: Saturday, September 28, 2024 - 08:16
Expires: Saturday, September 28, 2024 - 23:15
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Sender: NWS Morristown TN
Headline: Flood Warning issued September 28 at 11:16AM EDT until September 28 at 7:07PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Description: ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Tennessee... French Broad River Near Newport TN affecting Jefferson and Cocke Counties. Nolichucky River At Embreeville TN affecting Unicoi, Washington and Greene Counties. ...The Flood... more
Effective: Saturday, September 28, 2024 - 08:16
Expires: Saturday, September 28, 2024 - 16:15
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Sender: NWS Morristown TN