Headline

Flood Warning issued August 13 at 1:21PM EDT until August 13 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

Description

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Portions of east Tennessee, including the following
counties, Carter, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington and
southwest Virginia, including the following counties and
independent city, City of Bristol, Scott and Washington.

* WHEN...Until 400 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. It will take
several hours for all the water from these storms to work through
local drainage systems in urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 121 PM EDT, trained weather spotters reported heavy rain
in Reports of rising water near homes has been reported near
Bluff City. due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol Tn, Bristol Va,
Elizabethton, Mountain City, Jonesborough, Weber City, Walnut
Hill, Hampton, Central, Pine Crest, Oak Grove, Spurgeon,
Midway, Gray, Colonial Heights, Unicoi, Bluff City and
Damascus.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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