Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2
344
WGUS54 KMRX 090206
FFWMRX
TNC007-065-115-121-143-153-090600-
/O.NEW.KMRX.FF.W.0003.240509T0206Z-240509T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1006 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Bledsoe County in east Tennessee...
  Central Hamilton County in east Tennessee...
  Northeastern Marion County in east Tennessee...
  Southwestern Meigs County in east Tennessee...
  Southwestern Rhea County in east Tennessee...
  Sequatchie County in east Tennessee...

* Until 200 AM EDT /100 AM CDT/.

* At 1006 PM EDT /906 PM CDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms
  producing heavy rain across the warned area. Rainfall amounts of
  up to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
  ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Chattanooga, Dayton, Dunlap, Pikeville, Decatur, Soddy-Daisy,
  Walden, Lakesite, Fairmount, Harrison, Graysville, Brayton, Flat
  Top Mountain, Sale Creek, Mowbray Mountain, Palio, North
  Chickamauga Creek Gorge, Shady Grove, Falling Water and Birchwood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3530 8566 3532 8556 3538 8549 3541 8549
      3543 8554 3549 8554 3553 8561 3555 8546
      3566 8532 3550 8475 3543 8482 3537 8485
      3514 8513 3529 8566

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

GC