Flash Flood Warning for Claiborne, TN; Lee, VA
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FFWMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Claiborne County in east Tennessee... Southwestern Lee County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 315 AM EDT. * At 118 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area....
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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 Claiborne County in east Tennessee... Southwestern Lee County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 315 AM EDT. * At 118 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch 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... Tazewell, Harrogate, Arthur, Powell River Preserve and Cumberland Gap.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 14 at 1:18AM EDT until August 14 at 3:15AM 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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