


Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
615 WGUS84 KMRX 161900 FLSMRX Flood Advisory National Weather Service Morristown TN 300 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025 TNC007-121-143-162200- /O.NEW.KMRX.FA.Y.0028.250616T1900Z-250616T2200Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Bledsoe TN-Meigs TN-Rhea TN- 300 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025 /200 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025/ ...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of east Tennessee, including the following counties, Bledsoe, Meigs and Rhea. * WHEN...Until 600 PM EDT /500 PM CDT/. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Overflowing poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 300 PM EDT /200 PM CDT/, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Pikeville, Spring City, Stinging Fork Falls State Park, Evensville, Piney Falls State Park, Melvine, Grandview, Peakland and Ten Mile. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3566 8524 3575 8520 3574 8503 3576 8482 3573 8470 3572 8470 3572 8469 3564 8462 3564 8463 3555 8495 3557 8525 $$ JLB