Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Morristown, TN

Issued

Oct 5, 1995, 4:00 AM EDT (08:00 UTC)

Expired

Oct 5, 1995, 8:00 AM EDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Morristown, TN

Area

Whole counties

Counties Hamilton County, TN, Meigs County, TN, Rhea County, TN

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BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTED FOR EXPIRATION TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KNOXVILLE TRI CITIES TN
400 AM EDT THU OCT 5 1995

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KNOXVILLE TRI CITIES HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  800 AM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

IN EAST TENNESSEE

   ...BRADLEY COUNTY...HAMILTON COUNTY...MCMINN COUNTY
   ...MEIGS COUNTY...POLK COUNTY...RHEA COUNTY

AT 355 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING OVER SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED OVER THIS REGION DURING THE PAST FEW
HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS REGION
THROUGH DAYBREAK.

PERSONS IN THIS REGION SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE CLOSEST STREAM AND CREEK
TO THEIR LOCATION.  STREAMS AND CREEKS CAN QUICKLY RISE AND FLOOD AREAS
A MATTER OF MINULTES.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

NWS Morristown, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Oct 5, 3:05 AM EDT, 55 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KNOXVILLE/TRI-CITIES TN
305 AM EDT THU OCT 5 1995

MODELS IN FAIR AGREEMENT AND DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM NHC ON TRACK OF
OPAL. MY SFC ANLYS FROM 03Z TO 06Z SUGGEST THAT OPAL IS TRACKING IN
LINE WITH NHC AND SHOULD BE SE OF CHA BY 09-12Z TODAY. VERY STG PRES
FALLS ACROSS NRN GA AND AL ATTM AND WINDS HAVE INCRSD TO 27G32 AT CHA.
STILL REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES ON SIGNAL MTN IN
HAMILTON COUNTY...WHERE WE HAVE WIND ADVISORY. GRIDDED DATA SHOWED 850
WINDS STAYING 50 KTS OR BETTER 12-18Z THEN DIMINISIHING. I FEEL THAT
WE SHOULD HAVE MTN AREAS IN A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR TODAY WITH WIND
ADVISORIES ELSW. OUR VWP SHOWS 50 KTS+ LOWERING TO 6000 FT MSL.  NO
FLOOD PROBLEMS YET...BUT WITH OPAL LOOKING TO TRACK ACROSS THE
REGION...THE FFA LOOKS GOOD FOR TODAY. IF OPAL DOES ACCELERATE AS
QUICKLY NE AS PROGD THEN THE DRY FCST FOR TNGT IS ON TRACK...LATER
SHIFTS CAN ADD PCPN FOR THIS EVNG TO NE ZONES IF SOME WRAP AROUND
LIGHT PCPN DOES LINGER. WILL KEEP DRY FCST FRI EVEN THOUGH UPSTREAM
SHORTWAVE AND COLD FRONT WILL BE APCHG...AS MOISTURE WILL BE LACKING.
AFRAID THAT MAXES WON'T WARM TOO MUCH TODAY BUT MAXES FROM PREVIOUS
PACKAGE ARE POSSIBLE. FWC MINS LOOK GOOD FOR TNGT AND EXPECT A LTL
WARMER ON FRI.  WILL SEND OUT CCFS AND ZFM SOON WITH WRKZFM AVBL BY
AROUND 4AM EDT.  #10

TG

Flash Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 1995Every flash flood warning in 1995

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