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River Flood Warning 19, NWS Morristown, TN

March 9, 2019Bledsoe County, Marion County, Sequatchie County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this river flood warning at Mar 9, 2019, 7:39 AM CST for Bledsoe County, Marion County, Sequatchie County, Tennessee. It took effect at Mar 9, 2019, 11:30 PM CST. It was in force for 43 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 9, 2019, 7:39 AM CST (13:39 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 9, 2019, 11:30 PM CST
Expired
Mar 11, 2019, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
43 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 13:41 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 14.12 ft at Mar 11, 2019, 4:00 AM CDT.

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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 Mar 9, 5:17 AM CST, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 5:17 AM CST, 2 hours 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 9, 2:16 AM CST, 5 hours 23 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Morristown TN
316 AM EST Sat Mar 9 2019

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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-
316 AM EST Sat Mar 9 2019 /216 AM CST Sat Mar 9 2019/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A strong frontal system will push into the forecast area tonight.
Showers and thunderstorms, some with heavy rain that could
produce localized flooding, will be possible ahead of this system.
The overall threat of severe weather is low but a few stronger
storms could produce some damaging winds. The areas most favorable
for such storms would be the plateau and western portions of
southern Tennessee Valley.

Additionally, this system is expected to produce strong and gusty
winds across the higher elevations and foothills of the East
Tennessee mountains this afternoon into tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 9, 2:16 AM CSTWind AdvisoryMRXBlount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Monroe and 2 more20 hr
Mar 9, 7:39 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningMRXHamilton37 hr
Mar 9, 4:30 PM CSTHigh Wind WarningMRXBlount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Monroe and 2 more11 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.