Alert archive / Tennessee / River Flood Warnings in 2016
River Flood Warning 8, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this river flood warning at Feb 24, 2016, 9:07 PM CST for Bledsoe County, Marion County, Sequatchie County, Tennessee. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2016, 9:07 PM CST (03:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2016, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 27 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 03:11 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 river
Written for the forecast point Sequatchie River near Whitwell (WHTT1). The gauge peaked at 14.22 ft at Feb 25, 2016, 3:00 AM CST.
- 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.
975 WGUS44 KMRX 250307 FLWMRX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN, TENNESSEE 1007 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...The National Weather Service in Morristown, TN has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers ... Sequatchie River Near Whitwell TN affecting Bledsoe...Marion and Sequatchie Counties Earlier rainfall over previously moist soils is expected to send the Sequatchie River near Whitwell a little above flood stage by early Thursday morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Most deaths in floods occur in automobiles. 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 stations that carry weather information. && TNC007-115-153-260307- /O.NEW.KMRX.FL.W.0008.160225T0307Z-160226T0600Z/ /WHTT1.1.ER.160225T0244Z.160225T1200Z.160226T0000Z.NO/ 907 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 The National Weather Service in Morristown, TN has issued a * Flood Warning for The Sequatchie River Near Whitwell TN. * From this evening until late Thursday night. * At 08:15 PM Wednesday the stage was 14.0 feet and rising. * Flood stage is 14.0 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...Rise above flood stage and then crest near 14.5 feet by Thursday morning. The river will fall back below flood stage by Thursday evening. * At 14.0 feet...Flooding of agricultural land begins. && LAT...LON 3510 8561 3555 8528 3552 8523 3507 8554 $$
2 follow-up statements
100 WGUS84 KMRX 251228 FLSMRX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN, TENNESSEE 728 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers ... Pigeon River At Newport TN affecting Cocke County ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers ... South Chickamauga Near South Chickamauga Creek At Chickamauga TN affecting Catoosa and Hamilton Counties ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers ... Sequatchie River Near Whitwell TN affecting Bledsoe...Marion and Sequatchie Counties PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Most deaths in floods occur in automobiles. If you come to a closed or flooded road, Turn Around! Don't Drown! For more details, stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or commercial television or radio stations that carry weather information. && GAC047-TNC065-260228- /O.EXT.KMRX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160226T1730Z/ /CHKT1.1.ER.160224T1818Z.160225T1800Z.160226T1130Z.NO/ 728 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 ...Flood Warning extended until Friday afternoon...The Flood Warning continues for The South Chickamauga Near South Chickamauga Creek At Chickamauga TN. * Until Friday afternoon. * At 07:15 AM Thursday the stage was 19.7 feet. * Flood stage is 18.0 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 20.0 feet by this afternoon...but is then expected to begin falling. The river will fall below flood stage by tomorrow morning. * At 20.0 feet...Mack Smith Road is closed. Water crosses Lovell Field Loop, the access road around the north end of the airport runway. && LAT...LON 3509 8527 3511 8522 3492 8508 3489 8517 $$ TNC007-115-153-260228- /O.CON.KMRX.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160226T0600Z/ /WHTT1.1.ER.160225T0245Z.160225T1800Z.160226T0000Z.NO/ 628 AM CST THU FEB 25 2016 The Flood Warning continues for The Sequatchie River Near Whitwell TN. * Until late tonight. * At 05:15 AM Thursday the stage was 14.2 feet. * Flood stage is 14.0 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 14.4 feet by this afternoon...but is then expected to begin falling. The river will fall below flood stage by this evening. * At 14.0 feet...Flooding of agricultural land begins. && LAT...LON 3510 8561 3555 8528 3552 8523 3507 8554 $$ TNC029-251258- /O.CAN.KMRX.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160226T2000Z/ /NEPT1.1.ER.160225T0100Z.160225T0430Z.160225T0750Z.NO/ 728 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 The Flood Warning is cancelled for The Pigeon River At Newport TN. * At 07:00 AM Thursday the stage was 7.3 feet. * Flood stage is 8.0 feet. * Forecast...The river is forecast to remain below flood stage. * At 8.0 feet...Minor flooding occurs downstream from gage on Highway 25/70 and in the community of Edwina. Jimtown Road may be affected. && LAT...LON 3600 8321 3597 8317 3578 8310 3580 8319 $$
208 WGUS84 KMRX 251738 FLSMRX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN, TENNESSEE 1238 PM EST THU FEB 25 2016 ...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers ... Sequatchie River Near Whitwell TN affecting Bledsoe...Marion and Sequatchie Counties The Sequatchie River near Whitwell has fallen below flood stage. Thus...the Flood Warning is cancelled. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Most deaths in floods occur in automobiles. 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 stations that carry weather information. && TNC007-115-153-251808- /O.CAN.KMRX.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160226T0600Z/ /WHTT1.1.ER.160225T0245Z.160225T0845Z.160225T1550Z.NO/ 1138 AM CST THU FEB 25 2016 The Flood Warning is cancelled for The Sequatchie River Near Whitwell TN. * At 11:15 AM Thursday the stage was 13.9 feet. * Flood stage is 14.0 feet. * Forecast...The river is forecast to remain below flood stage. * At 14.0 feet...Flooding of agricultural land begins. && LAT...LON 3510 8561 3555 8528 3552 8523 3507 8554 $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Feb 24, 7:46 PM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 7:46 PM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
846 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
.DISCUSSION...WINDS STILL QUITE GUSTY AROUND THE AREA SO PLAN TO
LEAVE WIND ADVISORY AS IS FOR NOW. ALREADY SEEING A CHANGEOVER TO
SNOW OVER SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WILL BEEF UP SNOW AMOUNTS
A BIT MAINLY HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN PLATEAU. NO CHANGES
PLANNED TO WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WILL ADJUST TEMPS AND DEW POINT
TO BETTER FIT LATEST OBS. UPDATE OUT SOON.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 35 44 30 50 / 60 20 10 0
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 35 41 29 45 / 70 30 30 0
OAK RIDGE, TN 35 41 29 44 / 70 30 30 0
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 33 37 27 39 / 70 70 70 20
&&
.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY FOR CHEROKEE-CLAY.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY FOR CHEROKEE-CLAY.
TN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY FOR BLOUNT SMOKY
MOUNTAINS-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-HANCOCK-JOHNSON-NORTHWEST
CARTER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST CARTER-SOUTHEAST
GREENE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-UNICOI.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THURSDAY FOR
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-WEST POLK.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY FOR
CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SCOTT TN.
VA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY FOR LEE-RUSSELL-
SCOTT-WASHINGTON-WISE.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY FOR LEE-RUSSELL-SCOTT-
WASHINGTON-WISE.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 2:14 PM CST, 6 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 314 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-252015- 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- 314 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 /214 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ..BREEZY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT... ...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW LATE THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS... A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE...AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW TONIGHT ACROSS THE AREA AS THE EXITING SYSTEM PULLS IN COLD AIR BEHIND IT. SNOW WILL BEGIN FIRST ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE TENNESSEE/NORTH CAROLINA LINE...NORTHERN PLATEAU AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA WHERE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE TENNESSEE/NORTH CAROLINA LINE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WHERE BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY MORNING. HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE EAST TENNESSEE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE TENNESSEE/NORTH CAROLINA LINE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS EVENING FOR WIND REPORTS AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT FOR ANY SNOWFALL REPORTS.
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.