Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 2 at 7:53PM EDT until May 2 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 2, 2025 - 4:53pm
Expires:
May 2, 2025 - 7:45pm
Description:
FFWMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Monroe County in east Tennessee...
* Until 1045 PM EDT.
* At 753 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen over the last several hours, and thunderstorms
producing rainfall rates in excess of 3 to 4 inches per hour are
moving through the warned area now. As such, 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...
Tellico Plains, Citico, Tariffville, Coker Creek, Citico Beach,
Talassee and Bullet Creek.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Monroe, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN