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River Flood Warning 8, NWS Morristown, TN

February 21, 2019Cocke County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this river flood warning at Feb 21, 2019, 9:59 AM EST for Cocke County, Tennessee. It took effect at Feb 21, 2019, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 21, 2019, 9:59 AM EST (14:59 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 21, 2019, 1:00 PM EST
Expired: Feb 22, 2019, 2:42 AM EST
In force: 14 hr
Issued by: NWS Morristown, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Cocke County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 37 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 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 Pigeon River at Newport (NEPT1). The gauge peaked at 9.29 ft at Feb 22, 2019, 8:00 PM EST.

Action stage: 6 ft
Minor stage: 8 ft
Moderate stage: 10 ft
Major stage: 12 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03461500, 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, Feb 21, 2:50 AM EST, 7 hours 9 minutes before

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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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	Morgan, Roane	65 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

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 2019 Every 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.