Flash Flood Warning for Blount, TN; Sevier, TN
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FFWMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Blount County in east Tennessee... Northwestern Sevier County in east Tennessee... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 443 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1...
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Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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FFWMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Blount County in east Tennessee... Northwestern Sevier County in east Tennessee... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 443 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, Townsend, Wears Valley, Seymour, Walland and McMahan.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 9 at 4:43PM EDT until August 9 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Morristown TN. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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