Alert archive / Tennessee / Flash Flood Warnings in 1994
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this flash flood warning at Feb 11, 1994, 12:19 AM EST for Sullivan County, Tennessee. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 11, 1994, 12:19 AM EST (05:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 11, 1994, 3:15 AM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Sullivan County, TN
The nearest sounding before it
Huntington/Tri S, WV (KHTS), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 207 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 499 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 342 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 322 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KTRI 110520 FFWTRI TNC163-110815- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BRISTOL TN 1219 AM EST FRI FEB 11 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BRISTOL HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 315 AM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN NORTHEAST TENNESSEE ...SULLIVAN COUNTY THE SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT REPORTS FLOODING AND EVACUATIONS OF THE AREAS AROUND THE BRISTOL CAVERNS HIGHWAY... THE POSSUM CREEK AREA OF RIDER CHURCH ROAD AND THE CARDING HARR AREA. KINGSPORT REPORTS THE WILCOX DRIVE-MEDOWVIEW AREA UNDER WATER. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS pOCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 10, 10:30 PM EST, 1 hour 49 minutes before
TNZ015>018-042>047-VAZ001>009-110800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BRISTOL TN 1030 PM EST THU FEB 10 1994 ...ICE STORM WARNING FOR BUCHANAN..DICKENSON..TAZEWELL AND WISE COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF NORTON IN VIRGINIA TONIGHT... FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET HAVE SPREAD ACROSS THE WARNED AREA OF VIRGINIA. SEVERAL INCHES OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE OVER THE WARNED AREA BY MORNING. FREEZING RAIN WILL ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWERLINES AND COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. ROADS WILL BECOME DANGEROUS AND MANY WILL BE IMPASSABLE. THE VIRGINIA DOT REPORTS ONE AND ONE-HALF(1 1/2) INCHES OF ICE IN THE WYTHEVILLE AREA AND INTERSTATE 81 AS ICE COVERED BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND WYTHE COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. PERSONS TRAVELLING IN BLAND...SMYTH... WYTHE AND PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA SHOULD HAVE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SNOW TIRES AND CHAINS. ^ CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BY MID-MORNING FRIDAY WHEN TMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING. PERSONS SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL IF AT ALL POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OF LOCAL TV AND RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS ON THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENT.
Special weather statement, Feb 10, 10:34 PM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
TNZ015>018-042>047-VAZ001>009-110800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BRISTOL TN 1030 PM EST THU FEB 10 1994 ...ICE STORM WARNING FOR BUCHANAN..DICKENSON..TAZEWELL AND WISE COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF NORTON IN VIRGINIA TONIGHT... FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET HAVE SPREAD ACROSS THE WARNED AREA OF VIRGINIA. SEVERAL INCHES OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE OVER THE WARNED AREA BY MORNING. FREEZING RAIN WILL ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWERLINES AND COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. ROADS WILL BECOME DANGEROUS AND MANY WILL BE IMPASSABLE. THE VIRGINIA DOT REPORTS ONE AND ONE-HALF(1 1/2) INCHES OF ICE IN THE WYTHEVILLE AREA AND INTERSTATE 81 AS ICE COVERED BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND WYTHE COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA. PERSONS TRAVELLING IN BLAND...SMYTH... WYTHE AND PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA SHOULD HAVE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SNOW TIRES AND CHAINS. ^ CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BY MID-MORNING FRIDAY WHEN TM8PERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING. PERSONS SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL IF AT ALL POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OF LOCAL TV AND RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS ON THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENT.
Special weather statement, Feb 10, 11:05 PM EST, 1 hour 14 minutes before
TNZ082-100-079-099-085-098-084-101-102-083-081-080-111100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHATTANOOGA TN 1105 PM EST (1005 PM CST) THU FEB 10 1994 ...HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING IN PARTS OF SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE TONIGHT. AT 11PM EST...10PM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN CHATTANOOGA SHOWED WIDESPREAD RAIN ACROSS SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE WITH SCATTERED AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS FALLING IN BLEDSOE...RHEA...MEIGS...MCMINN AND NORTH HAMILTON COUNTY. HIGHWAYS 127 AND 28 IN BLEDSOE COUNTY HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO PONDING OF WATER AND THERE WILL LIKELY BE MANY ROADS WITH STANDING WATER ON THEM TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOODED ROADWAYS. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Feb 10, 11:05 PM EST, 1 hour 14 minutes before
TNZ082-100-079-099-085-098-084-101-102-083-081-080-111100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHATTANOOGA TN 1105 PM EST (1005 PM CST) THU FEB 10 1994 ...HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING IN PARTS OF SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE TONIGHT. AT 11PM EST...10PM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN CHATTANOOGA SHOWED WIDESPREAD RAIN ACROSS SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE WITH SCATTERED AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS FALLING IN BLEDSOE...RHEA...MEIGS...MCMINN AND NORTH HAMILTON COUNTY. HIGHWAYS 127 AND 28 IN BLEDSOE COUNTY HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO PONDING OF WATER AND THERE WILL LIKELY BE MANY ROADS WITH STANDING WATER ON THEM TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOODED ROADWAYS. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Feb 10, 11:10 PM EST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
TNZ011-012-013-014-034-035-036-037-038-039-040-041-066-067-068- 069-070-071-072-073-074-086-087-110615- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KNOXVILLE TN 1109 PM EST (1009 PM CST) THU FEB 10 1994 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FOR EAST TENNESSEE INCLUDING THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU... ...HEAVY RAIN FALLING OVER EAST TENNESSEE... AT 1045PM EST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE RECEIVED 2.50 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE MIDNIGHT. THIS AMOUNT IS ADDED TO THE 1 INCH OF RAIN THAT FELL WEDNESDAY. THE GROUND IS SATURATED AND AS THE RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL...RUNOFF WILL CAUSE THE POSSIBILITY OF FLASH FLOODING OF AREA STREAMS...CREEKS...AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS. NUMEROUS ROADS IN THE KNOXVILLE AREA HAVE SECTIONS OF WATER OVER THEM. REMEMBER DO NOT TRY TO CROSS A FLOODED ROAD...THIS IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATHS BY FLASH FLOODS. PERSONS LIVING ALONG STREAMS OR OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS...SHOULD BE READY TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND IN CASE A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SMS
Special weather statement, Feb 10, 11:10 PM EST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
TNZ011-012-013-014-034-035-036-037-038-039-040-041-066-067-068- 069-070-071-072-073-074-086-087-110615- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KNOXVILLE TN 1109 PM EST (1009 PM CST) THU FEB 10 1994 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FOR EAST TENNESSEE INCLUDING THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU... ...HEAVY RAIN FALLING OVER EAST TENNESSEE... AT 1045PM EST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE RECEIVED 2.50 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE MIDNIGHT. THIS AMOUNT IS ADDED TO THE 1 INCH OF RAIN THAT FELL WEDNESDAY. THE GROUND IS SATURATED AND AS THE RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL...RUNOFF WILL CAUSE THE POSSIBILITY OF FLASH FLOODING OF AREA STREAMS...CREEKS...AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS. NUMEROUS ROADS IN THE KNOXVILLE AREA HAVE SECTIONS OF WATER OVER THEM. REMEMBER DO NOT TRY TO CROSS A FLOODED ROAD...THIS IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATHS BY FLASH FLOODS. PERSONS LIVING ALONG STREAMS OR OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS...SHOULD BE READY TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND IN CASE A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SMS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 12:17 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Blount | 3 hr |
| Feb 11, 1:08 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Loudon | 3 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:13 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington | 5 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:13 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Greene | 5 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:13 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Hancock | 5 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 1994Every flash flood warning in 1994
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.