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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this flash flood warning at Mar 27, 1994, 6:05 AM EST for Buchanan County, Dickenson County, Wise County, Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 27, 1994, 6:05 AM EST (11:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 1994, 9:00 AM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Wise County, VA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KTRI 271109 FFWTRI VAC027-051-105-195-271400- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BRISTOL TN 605 AM EST SUN MAR 27 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BRISTOL HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 AM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA ...BUCHANAN COUNTY...DICKENSON COUNTY...LEE COUNTY ...WISE COUNTY MODERATE AND HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT WITH THE ABOVE COUNTIES PICKING UP BETWEEN .75 TO 1.25 INCHES OF RAINFALL DURING THE PAST 3 HOURS. AT 5:30 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...ABOUT ONE HALF INCH IN THE PAST HOUR OVER SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...WILL BE MOVING INTO THE WARNED AREA DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THE HEAVY SHOWERS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 30 TO 35 MPH. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIBVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS. COLE.
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, Mar 27, 1:22 AM EST, 4 hours 43 minutes before
MOC003-005-013-021-025-033-037-047-049-061-063-075-079-081-083- 087-095-101-107-117-129-147-165-171-177-185-211-227-KSC043-091- 103-209-270825- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KNOXVILLE TN 121 AM EST SUN MAR 27 1994 ...STRONG WINDS IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS... DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS THE WINDS HAVE INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST IN THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET WILL BE IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH INTO THE AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL NOT LIKELY OCCUR UNTIL AFTER 4 AM. DURING THE PAST HOUR AT MCGHEE-TYSON AIRPORT THE WINDS HAVE SHIFTED TO THE SOUTH AND INCREASED FROM 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 26 MPH AND THE TEMPERATURE INCREASED BY 10 DEGREES. WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS OVER MOST OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND OVER EAST TENNEESSE GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM NORRIS LAKE TO TELLICO PLAINS. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
Special weather statement, Mar 27, 1:41 AM EST, 4 hours 24 minutes before
TNC011>014-035>041-066>074-086-087-270825- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..CORRECTED FOR CODING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KNOXVILLE TN 121 AM EST SUN MAR 27 1994 ...STRONG WINDS IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNT
Special weather statement, Mar 27, 1:43 AM EST, 4 hours 22 minutes before
TNZ011>014-035>041-066>074-086-087-270825- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..CORRECTED FOR CODING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KNOXVILLE TN 121 AM EST SUN MAR 27 1994 ...STRONG WINDS IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS... DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS THE WINDS HAVE INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST IN THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET WILL BE IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH INTO THE AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL NOT LIKELY OCCUR UNTIL AFTER 4 AM. DURING THE PAST HOUR AT MCGHEE-TYSON AIRPORT THE WINDS HAVE SHIFTED TO THE SOUTH AND INCREASED FROM 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 26 MPH AND THE TEMPERATURE INCREASED BY 10 DEGREES. WEATHER RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS OVER MOST OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND OVER EAST TENNEESSE GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM NORRIS LAKE TO TELLICO PLAINS. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 6:05 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Lee | 3 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.