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WGUS74 KMRX 190002
FFSMRX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
802 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025

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Cocke TN-
802 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN COCKE COUNTY...

At 802 PM EDT, emergency management reported runoff from earlier
heavy rainfall has produced flooding and a mudslide in the warned
area.  Interstate 40 near the Tennessee and North Carolina border
experienced a closure.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Emergency management reported.

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...
  Round Mountain, Hartford and Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

This includes Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 445
and 451.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

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LAT...LON 3584 8293 3583 8294 3582 8294 3580 8296
      3579 8296 3577 8299 3577 8300 3579 8303
      3579 8308 3577 8312 3577 8316 3573 8319
      3579 8324 3596 8291 3594 8290 3593 8290
      3593 8292 3589 8290 3587 8292 3584 8292

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$