Headline

Flash Flood Warning issued August 23 at 6:13PM EDT until August 23 at 9:15PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

Description

FFWMRX

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
West Central Carter County in east Tennessee...
Northeastern Washington County in east Tennessee...

* Until 915 PM EDT.

* At 613 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 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...
Johnson City, Elizabethton, Jonesborough, Oak Grove, Midway, Gray,
Spurgeon, Pine Crest, Central and Watauga.

Instructions

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

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