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River Flood Warning 21, NWS Morristown, TN

January 31, 2013Bledsoe County, Marion County, Sequatchie County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this river flood warning at Jan 31, 2013, 2:59 PM CST for Bledsoe County, Marion County, Sequatchie County, Tennessee. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jan 31, 2013, 2:59 PM CST (20:59 UTC)
Expired
Jan 31, 2013, 9:24 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Bledsoe County, TN, Marion County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Sequatchie River near Whitwell (WHTT1). The gauge peaked at 13.09 ft at Jan 31, 2013, 6:00 PM CST.

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Action stage
12 ft
Minor stage
14 ft
Moderate stage
18 ft
Major stage
19 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03571000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

160 
WGUS84 KMRX 312059
FLSMRX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN, TN 
359 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013

HEAVY RAIN ON WEDNESDAY HAS RESULTED IN RISES ON THE SEQUATCHIE 
RIVER. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR BUT REMAIN JUST BELOW 
FLOOD STAGE. IF THE RIVER RISES A LITTLE HIGHER THAN EXPECTED...
THEN A FLOOD WARNING WOULD THEN BE ISSUED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST DEATHS IN FLOODS OCCUR IN CARS. IF YOU COME TO A CLOSED OR 
FLOODED ROAD, TURN AROUND! DON'T DROWN! FOR MORE DETAILS, STAY TUNED 
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO THAT CARRY 
WEATHER INFORMATION.

&&

TNC007-115-153-010324-
/O.NEW.KMRX.FL.W.0021.130131T2059Z-130201T0324Z/
/WHTT1.1.ER.130131T1912Z.130131T2015Z.130131T2124Z.NO/
259 PM CST THU JAN 31 2013

FOR THE SEQUATCHIE RIVER AT WHITWELL TN.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING. 
* AT 02:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 13.8 FEET THIS EVENING.
* AT 14.0 FEET...FLOODING OF AGRICULTURAL LAND BEGINS.

&&
 
LAT...LON 3510 8561 3555 8528 3552 8523 3507 8554

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 30, 7:47 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMRXClaiborne, Hancock42 hr
Jan 30, 10:52 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningMRXSevier14 hr
Jan 31, 3:05 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMRXAnderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne and 22 more29 hr
Jan 31, 4:42 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMRXCocke, Jefferson12 hr
Jan 31, 5:22 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMRXHancock13 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 2013Every river flood warning in 2013

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.