Alert archive / Tennessee / Flash Flood Watches in 2011
Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this flash flood watch at Sep 4, 2011, 3:13 AM EDT for 33 counties in Tennessee; 7 counties in Virginia; Cherokee County, Clay County, North Carolina. It took effect at Sep 5, 2011, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 31 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2011, 3:13 AM EDT (07:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 5, 2011, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 6, 2011, 2:52 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Flood severity
- None
All 42 counties
Cherokee County, NC, Clay County, NC, Anderson County, TN, Bledsoe County, TN, Blount County, TN, Bradley County, TN, Campbell County, TN, Carter County, TN, Claiborne County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Grainger County, TN, Greene County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Hancock County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Jefferson County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Knox County, TN, Loudon County, TN, Marion County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Meigs County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Polk County, TN, Rhea County, TN, Roane County, TN, Scott County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Union County, TN, Washington County, TN, City of Bristol, VA, City of Norton, VA, Lee County, VA, Russell County, VA, Scott County, VA, Washington County, VA, Wise County, VA
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 265 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
- 970 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2268 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 2 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
840 WGUS64 KMRX 040713 FFAMRX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 313 AM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... .AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE FROM THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION BEGINNING ON MONDAY AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY. NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-041515- /O.NEW.KMRX.FF.A.0002.110905T1200Z-110907T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS- SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN- NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE- SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE- WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON... DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 313 AM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011 /213 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA... EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CHEROKEE AND CLAY. IN EAST TENNESSEE...ANDERSON...BLEDSOE...BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...BRADLEY...CAMPBELL...CLAIBORNE...COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS...EAST POLK...GRAINGER...HAMBLEN...HAMILTON... HANCOCK...HAWKINS...JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...KNOX...LOUDON... MARION...MCMINN...MEIGS...MORGAN...NW BLOUNT...NORTH SEVIER... NORTHWEST CARTER...NORTHWEST COCKE...NORTHWEST GREENE... NORTHWEST MONROE...RHEA...ROANE...SCOTT TN...SEQUATCHIE... SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE... SOUTHEAST MONROE...SULLIVAN...UNICOI...UNION...WASHINGTON TN AND WEST POLK. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...LEE...RUSSELL...SCOTT... WASHINGTON AND WISE. * FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN THREE TO SIX INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * THE HEAVY RAINS COULD PRODUCE EXTENSIVE FLASH FLOODING OF AREA STREAMS...LOW LYING AREAS...STREET FLOODING...AND MUD SLIDES. THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOODING. RIVER STAGES AT FORECAST POINTS ACROSS THE AREA MAY RISE AND EXCEED THEIR FLOOD STAGES...WITH A FEW POINTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING MODERATE OR MAJOR FLOOD STAGE...DURING THE MONDAY AND TUESDAY TIME FRAME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT PATH OF THIS SYSTEM...SO PLEASE STAY TUNED TO FURTHER UPDATES TO THE FORECAST. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. IF YOU COME TO A CLOSED OR FLOODED ROAD...TURN AROUND! DON'T DROWN! && $$ MJB
7 follow-up statements
452 WGUS64 KMRX 041904 FFAMRX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 304 PM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... .AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE FROM THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION BEGINNING ON MONDAY AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY. NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-050315- /O.CON.KMRX.FF.A.0002.110905T1200Z-110907T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS- SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN- NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE- SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE- WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON... DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 304 PM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011 /204 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CHEROKEE AND CLAY. IN EAST TENNESSEE...ANDERSON...BLEDSOE...BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS... BRADLEY...CAMPBELL...CLAIBORNE...COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS...EAST POLK...GRAINGER...HAMBLEN...HAMILTON...HANCOCK...HAWKINS... JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...KNOX...LOUDON...MARION...MCMINN... MEIGS...MORGAN...NW BLOUNT...NORTH SEVIER...NORTHWEST CARTER... NORTHWEST COCKE...NORTHWEST GREENE...NORTHWEST MONROE... RHEA... ROANE...SCOTT TN...SEQUATCHIE...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST MONROE... SULLIVAN...UNICOI...UNION...WASHINGTON TN AND WEST POLK. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...LEE...RUSSELL...SCOTT... WASHINGTON AND WISE. * SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING WILL GIVE WAY TO MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST RAINS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT...BUT MAY LINGER INTO TUESDAY OVER PARTS OF THE AREA. * TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BY TUESDAY EVENING OF BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMMON ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN PLATEAU...CENTRAL VALLEY...NORTHERN VALLEY...AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO SIX INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE....EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * THE HEAVY RAINS MAY PRODUCE EXTENSIVE FLASH FLOODING OF AREA STREAMS...LOW LYING AREAS...STREET FLOODING...AND MUD SLIDES. THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOODING. RIVER STAGES AT FORECAST POINTS ACROSS THE AREA WILL RISE AND MAY EXCEED THEIR FLOOD STAGES...WITH A FEW POINTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING MODERATE OR MAJOR FLOOD STAGE...DURING THE MONDAY AND TUESDAY TIME FRAME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT PATH OF THIS SYSTEM...SO PLEASE STAY TUNED TO FURTHER UPDATES TO THE FORECAST. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. IF YOU COME TO A CLOSED OR FLOODED ROAD...TURN AROUND! DON'T DROWN! && $$
970 WGUS64 KMRX 050125 FFAMRX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 925 PM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING OVER EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... .AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL COLLIDE WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE FROM THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE...TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. THIS RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-051000- /O.CON.KMRX.FF.A.0002.110905T1200Z-110907T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS- SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN- NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE- SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE- WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON... DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 925 PM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011 /825 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY EVENING OVER THE NORTHERN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...CENTRAL TENNESSEE VALLEY...NORTHERN TENNESSEE VALLEY...AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO SIX INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY EVENING OVER SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE...EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. * THE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE EXTENSIVE FLASH FLOODING OF AREA STREAMS...LOW LYING AREAS...STREET FLOODING...AND MUD SLIDES. THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOODING. RIVER STAGES AT FORECAST POINTS ACROSS THE AREA WILL RISE AND MAY EXCEED THEIR FLOOD STAGES...WITH A FEW POINTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING MODERATE OR MAJOR FLOOD STAGE... DURING THE MONDAY AND TUESDAY TIME FRAME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. IF YOU COME TO A CLOSED OR FLOODED ROAD...TURN AROUND! DON'T DROWN! && $$
479 WGUS64 KMRX 050746 FFAMRX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 346 AM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING OVER EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... .AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL COLLIDE WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE FROM THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE...TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. THIS RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVY RAINS MAY PRODUCE EXTENSIVE FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING LATER TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-051600- /O.CON.KMRX.FF.A.0002.110905T1200Z-110907T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS- SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN- NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE- SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE- WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON... DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 346 AM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 /246 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CHEROKEE AND CLAY. IN EAST TENNESSEE...ANDERSON...BLEDSOE...BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS... BRADLEY...CAMPBELL...CLAIBORNE...COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS...EAST POLK...GRAINGER...HAMBLEN...HAMILTON...HANCOCK...HAWKINS... JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...KNOX...LOUDON...MARION...MCMINN... MEIGS...MORGAN...NW BLOUNT...NORTH SEVIER...NORTHWEST CARTER... NORTHWEST COCKE...NORTHWEST GREENE...NORTHWEST MONROE... RHEA... ROANE...SCOTT TN...SEQUATCHIE...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST MONROE... SULLIVAN...UNICOI...UNION...WASHINGTON TN AND WEST POLK. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...LEE...RUSSELL...SCOTT... WASHINGTON AND WISE. * FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 6 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS. RAINFALL BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...NORTHERN TENNESSEE VALLEY...AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * THE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE EXTENSIVE FLASH FLOODING OF AREA STREAMS...LOW LYING AREAS...STREET FLOODING...AND MUD SLIDES. THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOODING. RIVER STAGES AT FORECAST POINTS ACROSS THE AREA WILL RISE AND MAY EXCEED THEIR FLOOD STAGES... WITH A FEW POINTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING MODERATE OR MAJOR FLOOD STAGE...DURING THE MONDAY AND TUESDAY TIME FRAME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. IF YOU COME TO A CLOSED OR FLOODED ROAD...TURN AROUND! DON'T DROWN! && $$
712 WGUS64 KMRX 051853 FFAMRX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 253 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING OVER EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... .A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT WILL COLLIDE WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE FROM THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE...TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. THIS RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVY RAINS MAY PRODUCE EXTENSIVE FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-060300- /O.CON.KMRX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-110907T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS- SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN- NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE- SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE- WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON... DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 253 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 /153 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CHEROKEE AND CLAY. IN EAST TENNESSEE...ANDERSON...BLEDSOE...BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS... BRADLEY...CAMPBELL...CLAIBORNE...COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS...EAST POLK...GRAINGER...HAMBLEN...HAMILTON...HANCOCK...HAWKINS... JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...KNOX...LOUDON...MARION...MCMINN... MEIGS...MORGAN...NW BLOUNT...NORTH SEVIER...NORTHWEST CARTER... NORTHWEST COCKE...NORTHWEST GREENE...NORTHWEST MONROE... RHEA... ROANE...SCOTT TN...SEQUATCHIE...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST MONROE... SULLIVAN...UNICOI...UNION...WASHINGTON TN AND WEST POLK. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...LEE...RUSSELL...SCOTT... WASHINGTON AND WISE. * THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 6 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS. RAINFALL BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...NORTHERN TENNESSEE VALLEY...AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * THE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE EXTENSIVE FLASH FLOODING OF AREA STREAMS...LOW LYING AREAS...STREET FLOODING...AND MUD SLIDES. THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOODING. RIVER STAGES AT FORECAST POINTS ACROSS THE AREA WILL RISE AND MAY EXCEED THEIR FLOOD STAGES... WITH A FEW POINTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING MODERATE OR MAJOR FLOOD STAGE...DURING THE MONDAY AND TUESDAY TIME FRAME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. IF YOU COME TO A CLOSED OR FLOODED ROAD...TURN AROUND! DON'T DROWN! && $$
484 WGUS64 KMRX 060054 FFAMRX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 854 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING OVER EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... .ABUNDANT MOISTURE FROM THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE IS COLLIDING WITH A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY THIS EVENING AND IS PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. THIS RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVY RAINS MAY PRODUCE EXTENSIVE FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-060900- /O.CON.KMRX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-110907T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS- SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN- NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE- SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE- WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON... DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 854 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 /754 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CHEROKEE AND CLAY. IN EAST TENNESSEE...ANDERSON...BLEDSOE...BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS... BRADLEY...CAMPBELL...CLAIBORNE...COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS...EAST POLK...GRAINGER...HAMBLEN...HAMILTON...HANCOCK...HAWKINS... JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...KNOX...LOUDON...MARION...MCMINN... MEIGS...MORGAN...NW BLOUNT...NORTH SEVIER...NORTHWEST CARTER... NORTHWEST COCKE...NORTHWEST GREENE...NORTHWEST MONROE... RHEA... ROANE...SCOTT TN...SEQUATCHIE...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST MONROE... SULLIVAN...UNICOI...UNION...WASHINGTON TN AND WEST POLK. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...LEE...RUSSELL...SCOTT... WASHINGTON AND WISE. * THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 6 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS. RAINFALL BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...NORTHERN TENNESSEE VALLEY...AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * THE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE EXTENSIVE FLASH FLOODING OF AREA STREAMS...LOW LYING AREAS...STREET FLOODING...AND MUD SLIDES. THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOODING. RIVER STAGES AT FORECAST POINTS ACROSS THE AREA WILL RISE AND MAY EXCEED THEIR FLOOD STAGES... WITH A FEW POINTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING MODERATE OR MAJOR FLOOD STAGE...DURING THE MONDAY AND TUESDAY TIME FRAME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED. IF YOU COME TO A CLOSED OR FLOODED ROAD...TURN AROUND! DON'T DROWN! && $$
157 WGUS64 KMRX 060757 FFAMRX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 357 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...SHOWERS AND ADDITIONAL FLOODING REMAIN POSSIBLE TODAY OVER EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... .THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA YESTERDAY AND OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL BETWEEN 6 AND 9 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND 4 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN PLATEAU AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE VALLEY. SHOWERS WITH MODERATE RAINS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...BUT THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE ADDITIONAL FLOODING OF AREA RIVERS. NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-061600- /O.CON.KMRX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-110907T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS- SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN- NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE- SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE- WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON... DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 357 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 /257 AM CDT TUE SEP 6 2011/ ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CHEROKEE AND CLAY. IN EAST TENNESSEE...ANDERSON...BLEDSOE...BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS... BRADLEY...CAMPBELL...CLAIBORNE...COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS...EAST POLK...GRAINGER...HAMBLEN...HAMILTON...HANCOCK...HAWKINS... JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...KNOX...LOUDON...MARION...MCMINN... MEIGS...MORGAN...NW BLOUNT...NORTH SEVIER...NORTHWEST CARTER... NORTHWEST COCKE...NORTHWEST GREENE...NORTHWEST MONROE... RHEA... ROANE...SCOTT TN...SEQUATCHIE...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS... SOUTHEAST CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST MONROE... SULLIVAN...UNICOI...UNION...WASHINGTON TN AND WEST POLK. IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...LEE...RUSSELL...SCOTT... WASHINGTON AND WISE. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * SHOWERS WITH MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL LESS THAN ONE INCH. * THE RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL YESTERDAY AND OVERNIGHT HAS PRODUCED FLOODING OF AREA ROADWAYS...LOW LYING AREAS...AND AREA STREAMS... MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...AND PLATEAU COUNTIES. SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOODING IS ALSO EXPECTED... SUCH AS SOUTH CHICKAMAUGA CREEK. SINCE ADDITIONAL RIVERS ACROSS THE AREA WILL RISE AND LIKELY EXCEED THEIR FLOOD STAGES...THE FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO FLOODED ROADS. YOU MAY NOT KNOW HOW DEEP THE WATER REALLY IS. TURN AROUND! DON'T DROWN! VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS... ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY ENGULF YOUR VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY. && $$
862 WGUS64 KMRX 061852 FFAMRX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 252 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...THREAT OF FLOODING RAINS HAS ENDED... .DRIER AND COOLER AIR HAS WORKED INTO MUCH OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ANY LINGERING RAINS TOO LIGHT TO CAUSE ANY ADDITIONAL FLOODING. CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS IN SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE MAY REMAIN NEAR BANK FULL THIS EVENING...AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WATER ON SECONDARY OR BACK ROADS. NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-062000- /O.CAN.KMRX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-110907T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS- SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN- NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE- SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE- WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON... DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 252 PM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 /152 PM CDT TUE SEP 6 2011/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA... EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ANY LINGERING RAINS THIS EVENING SHOULD BE TOO LIGHT TO CAUSE ANY ADDITIONAL FLOODING. CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS IN SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE MAY REMAIN NEAR BANK FULL THIS EVENING...AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WATER ON SECONDARY OR BACK ROADS. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS OR STANDING WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. $$ TG
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Morristown, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood watch went out at Sep 4, 1:19 AM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 4, 1:19 AM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 119 AM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011 .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL BE THE RULE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD...HOWEVER...MARGINAL MVFR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TYS AND TRI EARLY THIS MORNING. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AFTER 00Z. THIS BOUNDARY ALONG WITH INCREASING TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM LEE WILL DEVELOP SCATTERED-BROKEN CONVECTION. HAVE INCLUDED VCTS GENERALLY AT 19Z. && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 3, 3:37 AM EDT, 23 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 337 AM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-040745- CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS- SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN- NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE- SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE- WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- 337 AM EDT SAT SEP 3 2011 /237 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY REMNANTS OF A TROPICAL STORM LEE CURRENTLY IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AND COLLIDE WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE AREA. DEPENDING OF THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED MOISTURE...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD PRODUCE EXTENSIVE FLASH FLOODING. THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY OF THE EXACT PATH OF THIS SYSTEM...SO PLEASE STAY TUNED TO FURTHER UPDATES TO THE FORECAST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT WILL MONITOR THE SYSTEM FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 3, 9:59 PM EDT, 5 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
959 PM EDT SAT SEP 03 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0405 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E KINGSPORT 36.53N 82.54W
09/03/2011 SULLIVAN TN BROADCAST MEDIA
DAMAGE TO ROOF AND BACK WALL OF A BUSINESS LOCATED AT THE
INTERSECTION OF EASTMAN ROAD AND EAST STONE DRIVE.
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG KINGSPORT 36.53N 82.56W
09/03/2011 SULLIVAN TN EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF DAMAGE TO MODEL CITY APARTMENTS ON STONEGATE ROAD.
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG CHURCH HILL 36.53N 82.71W
09/03/2011 HAWKINS TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN
0520 PM TSTM WND DMG MARYVILLE 35.75N 83.97W
09/03/2011 BLOUNT TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
FEW TREES DOWN
0530 PM TSTM WND DMG GREENBACK 35.65N 84.18W
09/03/2011 LOUDON TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN
0600 PM TSTM WND DMG LENOIR CITY 35.80N 84.27W
09/03/2011 LOUDON TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN
0625 PM TSTM WND DMG KNOXVILLE 35.97N 83.95W
09/03/2011 KNOX TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN
0700 PM TSTM WND DMG MIDDLE VALLEY 35.19N 85.19W
09/03/2011 HAMILTON TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
FEW TREES DOWN
0800 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SW DUNLAP 35.36N 85.40W
09/03/2011 SEQUATCHIE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON HARD LUCK RANCH ROAD.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 4:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Blount | 115 min |
| Sep 4, 5:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Sullivan | 2 hr |
| Sep 4, 6:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Claiborne, Grainger | 119 min |
| Sep 4, 4:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Washington | 118 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.