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Flash Flood Warning issued August 13 at 9:50AM EDT until August 13 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

Description

FFWMRX

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Carter County in east Tennessee...
Johnson County in east Tennessee...
Sullivan County in east Tennessee...
Southeastern Scott County in southwestern Virginia...
Southern Washington County in southwestern Virginia...
The City of Bristol in southwestern Virginia...

* Until 200 PM EDT.

* At 950 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are
possible in the warned area over the next several hours. 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...
Kingsport, Bristol Tn, Bristol Va, Elizabethton, Mountain City,
Walnut Hill, Bluff City, Damascus, South Holston Dam, Sadie, Harr,
Shady Valley, Doeville, Hunter, Hilander Park, Morril's Cave,
Neva, Elk Mills, Benhams and Blountville.

Instructions

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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