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Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this flash flood warning at Mar 28, 2021, 4:16 AM EDT for Sullivan County, Tennessee; Scott County, Washington County, City of Bristol, Virginia. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2021, 4:16 AM EDT (08:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2021, 7:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Sullivan County, TN, City of Bristol, VA, Scott County, VA, Washington County, VA
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:15 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 4:23 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 4 Nne Bluff City, TN | BEAVER CREEK IS FLOODING THE BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY PARKING LOT AND CAMPSITES. THIS IS CAUSING LIFE THREATENING FLOODING ACROSS THE CAMPGROUNDS. |
| Mar 28, 7:23 AM EDT | FLOOD | 1 Ssw Colonial Heights, TN | REPORT FROM MPING: RIVER/CREEK OVERFLOWING; CROPLAND/YARD/BASEMENT FLOODING. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 228 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1162 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WGUS54 KMRX 280816
FFWMRX
TNC163-VAC169-191-520-281115-
/O.NEW.KMRX.FF.W.0010.210328T0816Z-210328T1115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
416 AM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Sullivan County in east Tennessee...
Southeastern Scott County in southwestern Virginia...
Southwestern Washington County in southwestern Virginia...
The City of Bristol in southwestern Virginia...
* Until 715 AM EDT.
* At 416 AM EDT, gauge reports indicated that Beaver Creek near the
Bristol Motor Speedway is in flood. Life threatening flooding is
possible near the Speedway campgrounds. Rainfall between 1 and 3
inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2
inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already
occurring.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Gauges reported.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Kingsport, Bristol Tn, Bristol Va, Gate City, Weber City, Walnut
Hill, Spurgeon, Colonial Heights, Bluff City, Blountville,
Tri-City Airport, Hiltons, Warriors Path State Park, Benhams and
Bloomingdale.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where
you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become
killers in heavy rains. Campers should avoid streams or creeks.
&&
LAT...LON 3672 8255 3674 8237 3673 8234 3671 8233
3672 8232 3663 8208 3648 8210 3647 8231
3645 8258
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
DH1 follow-up statement
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WGUS74 KMRX 281115
FFSMRX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
715 AM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
TNC163-VAC169-191-520-281125-
/O.EXP.KMRX.FF.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210328T1115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Sullivan TN-Scott VA-Washington VA-City of Bristol VA-
715 AM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 715 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR
CENTRAL SULLIVAN, SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON
COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF BRISTOL...
New Flash Flood Warnings have been issued.
A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT Sunday for
Portions of east Tennessee. Portions of southwest Virginia.
LAT...LON 3672 8255 3674 8237 3673 8234 3671 8233
3672 8232 3663 8208 3648 8210 3647 8231
3645 8258
$$
GCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 8:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Union | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 8:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan, Scott, Union | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 8:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Sequatchie | 49 min |
| Mar 27, 8:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Sequatchie | 48 min |
| Mar 27, 8:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Carter, Johnson, Sullivan | 44 min |
| Mar 27, 8:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins, Sullivan, Union | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 8:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins | 47 min |
| Mar 27, 8:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Bledsoe, Hamilton, Marion, Rhea, Sequatchie | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 8:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Sullivan | 48 min |
| Mar 27, 9:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | MRX | Morgan, Roane | 24 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Jefferson | 50 min |
| Mar 27, 9:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Washington | 39 min |
| Mar 27, 9:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Loudon | 38 min |
| Mar 27, 9:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Loudon | 50 min |
| Mar 27, 9:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Knox | 48 min |
| Mar 27, 9:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Carter, Greene, Unicoi, Washington | 24 min |
| Mar 27, 9:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Johnson | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 10:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Greene, Unicoi | 45 min |
| Mar 27, 10:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Carter, Greene, Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Morgan | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 11:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan, Scott, Union | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins, Sullivan, Union | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Claiborne, Grainger, Union | 46 min |
| Mar 28, 12:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Union | 57 min |
| Mar 28, 12:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Campbell, Morgan, Scott | 40 min |
| Mar 28, 12:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Grainger, Hamblen | 34 min |
| Mar 28, 12:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins | 50 min |
| Mar 28, 1:14 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Campbell, Claiborne, Union | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 1:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Sullivan | 51 min |
| Mar 28, 1:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Carter, Johnson, Sullivan, Washington | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Greene, Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 2:11 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan, Scott, Union | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Johnson, Sullivan | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 2:58 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Carter, Johnson, Sullivan, Washington | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Morgan, Scott | 48 min |
| Mar 28, 4:04 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Campbell, Morgan, Scott | 51 min |
| Mar 28, 4:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Bledsoe | 63 min |
| Mar 28, 4:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan | 47 min |
| Mar 28, 5:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Meigs, Rhea, Roane | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 5:07 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan, Scott, Union | 5 hr |
| Mar 28, 5:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Union | 17 min |
| Mar 28, 5:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Bledsoe, Rhea, Sequatchie | 71 min |
| Mar 28, 5:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Grainger, Hancock, Union | 52 min |
| Mar 28, 5:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Anderson, Knox | 47 min |
| Mar 28, 5:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Marion | 47 min |
| Mar 28, 5:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Meigs, Rhea, Roane | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 6:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Hawkins | 52 min |
| Mar 28, 6:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Hamilton, McMinn | 41 min |
| Mar 28, 6:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Sevier | 41 min |
| Mar 28, 6:36 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Marion, Rhea, Sequatchie | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 6:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Anderson, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Union | 5 hr |
| Mar 28, 6:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Knox, Loudon, Meigs, Roane | 47 min |
| Mar 28, 6:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Bradley, McMinn, Monroe, Polk | 39 min |
| Mar 28, 7:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Sullivan | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 7:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins and 2 more | 45 min |
| Mar 28, 7:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs, Rhea, Sequatchie | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 7:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Blount, Sevier | 33 min |
| Mar 28, 7:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Polk | 63 min |
| Mar 28, 7:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock | 51 hr |
| Mar 28, 7:41 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Union | 52 hr |
| Mar 28, 7:46 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | MRX | Hawkins, Sullivan | 35 hr |
| Mar 28, 7:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier | 5 hr |
| Mar 28, 7:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, Polk | 5 hr |
| Mar 28, 8:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hawkins, Sullivan, Unicoi and 1 more | 45 min |
| Mar 28, 8:03 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Blount, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe, Polk and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 28, 8:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Sevier | 24 min |
| Mar 28, 8:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Blount, Cocke, Sevier | 5 hr |
| Mar 28, 8:43 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Greene, Hawkins, Unicoi, Washington | 4 hr |
| Mar 28, 8:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Carter, Johnson | 4 hr |
| Mar 28, 9:05 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | MRX | Hancock | 23 hr |
| Mar 28, 9:32 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | MRX | Cocke | 20 hr |
| Mar 28, 10:08 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan, Scott, Union | 21 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | MRX | Hancock | 33 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:10 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins and 2 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:11 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins and 2 more | 20 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Anderson, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Greene, Hawkins, Unicoi, Washington | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Carter, Johnson | 5 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.