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River Flood Warning 7, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this river flood warning at Feb 21, 2019, 9:59 AM EST for Morgan County, Roane County, Tennessee. It took effect at Feb 23, 2019, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2019, 9:59 AM EST (14:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2019, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2019, 3:27 AM EST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Morgan County, TN, Roane County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Emory River at Oakdale (OAKT1). The gauge peaked at 28.26 ft at Feb 23, 2019, 6:00 PM EST.
- Action stage
- 12 ft
- Minor stage
- 27 ft
- Moderate stage
- 28 ft
- Major stage
- 30 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03540500, 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 Feb 21, 6:22 AM EST, 3 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 6:22 AM EST, 3 hours 37 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Morristown TN 250 AM EST Thu Feb 21 2019 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-220800- 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- 250 AM EST Thu Feb 21 2019 /150 AM CST Thu Feb 21 2019/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Southwest North Carolina...East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Rainfall chances will continue today and increase tonight. With the recent rainfall over the past weeks... streams, rivers, and other low lying areas may see additional isolated flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Periods of moderate to heavy rain are expected across the area Friday and Friday night, then again on Saturday night. The heaviest rain looks to occur during the day on Friday. Since the ground is already saturated and streams are high, flooding can be expected. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter reports will be needed for flooding tonight through Saturday night.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 21, 6:16 AM EST, 3 hours 43 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 9:01 PM EST | River Flood Warning | MRX | Hamilton | 5 days |
| Feb 20, 9:01 PM EST | River Flood Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Hancock | 5 days |
| Feb 20, 9:32 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | MRX | Grainger, Hancock | 36 hr |
| Feb 20, 9:32 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | MRX | Hancock | 36 hr |
| Feb 21, 9:59 AM EST | River Flood Warning | MRX | Grainger, Hancock | 4 days |
| Feb 21, 9:59 AM EST | River Flood Warning | MRX | Cocke | 17 hr |
| Feb 21, 11:29 AM EST | Flood Watch | MRX | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter and 27 more | 68 hr |
| Feb 20, 7:31 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Lee, Wise | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 9:32 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | MRX | Russell, Scott | 36 hr |
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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.