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River Flood Warning 1, NWS Morristown, TN

January 19, 2019Bledsoe County, Marion County, Sequatchie County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this river flood warning at Jan 19, 2019, 2:17 PM CST for Bledsoe County, Marion County, Sequatchie County, Tennessee. It took effect at Jan 20, 2019, 1:05 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 19, 2019, 2:17 PM CST (20:17 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 20, 2019, 1:05 AM CST
Expired
Jan 20, 2019, 9:26 AM CST
In force
8 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), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 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 13.60 ft at Jan 20, 2019, 4:00 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.

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 Jan 19, 11:24 AM CST, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 11:24 AM CST, 2 hours 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 19, 3:12 AM CST, 11 hours 5 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Morristown TN
412 AM EST Sat Jan 19 2019

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005-006-008-200915-
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-
412 AM EST Sat Jan 19 2019 /312 AM CST Sat Jan 19 2019/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Southwest North
Carolina...East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Patchy dense fog will be possible this morning through 9 AM with
some locations experiencing visibilities below one mile. Please
exercise extra caution while driving.

Widespread rainfall of 1-2 inches with locally higher amounts
will lead to localized areas of flooding. Turn around don't drown.

Strong winds will develop today ahead the approaching system. A
high wind warning has been issued for the mountains and foothills
with a wind advisory across portions of southwest Virginia and
southwest North Carolina. Gusts of up to 65 mph are possible in
the warning area with gusts up to 45 mph possible in the advisory
area.

A few strong storms will also be possible, generally south of
Interstate 40. A few of these storms could produce locally
damaging wind gusts this afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Rain will change to snow early Sunday morning. Light snow
accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are expected over the far eastern
Tennessee and southwest Virginia Mountains. Snowfall of 1/2 to 1
inch are possible across the Plateau counties and lower elevations
of southwest Virginia.

Bitterly cold temperatures and brisk northwest winds may produce
low wind chill values on Sunday night and Monday morning, mainly
in the higher terrain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed today.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 19, 8:46 AM CST, 5 hours 31 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 19, 2:03 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMRXBlount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Monroe and 2 more24 hr
Jan 19, 3:05 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXMarion, Sequatchie3 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 2019Every river flood warning in 2019

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.