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River Flood Warning 4, NWS Morristown, TN

February 17, 2023Hancock County, Tennessee; Scott County, Virginia

NWS Morristown, TN issued this river flood warning at Feb 17, 2023, 8:12 AM EST for Hancock County, Tennessee; Scott County, Virginia. It took effect at Feb 17, 2023, 10:15 AM EST. It was in force for 35 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 17, 2023, 8:12 AM EST (13:12 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 17, 2023, 10:15 AM EST
Expired
Feb 18, 2023, 9:26 PM EST
In force
35 hr
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Hancock County, TN, Scott County, VA

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:13 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 Clinch River near Speers Ferry (SFYV2). The gauge peaked at 23.11 ft at Feb 17, 2023, 9:00 PM EST.

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Action stage
16 ft
Minor stage
18 ft
Moderate stage
28 ft
Major stage
32 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03527000, 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 17, 7:09 AM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 7:09 AM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 17, 4:08 AM EST, 4 hours 4 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Morristown TN
408 AM EST Fri Feb 17 2023

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005-006-008-180915-
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-Northwest 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 VA-Russell-Washington VA-
408 AM EST Fri Feb 17 2023 /308 AM CST Fri Feb 17 2023/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest North
Carolina...east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Northwest flow and colder air move in behind a cold front today.
Lingering precip will transition over to snow across the highest
elevations of the east TN mountains where 1 to 2 inches of snow
are possible, mainly above 3000 feet. The highest peaks, such as
Mount LeConte, may receive up to 4 inches.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

A mid-week system may bring another round of high winds across the
east TN mountains Wednesday into Thursday. Stay tuned.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not needed at this time.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 7:40 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMorgan50 min
Feb 16, 7:52 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMRXRhea38 min
Feb 16, 8:31 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMRXAnderson, Campbell, Union44 min
Feb 16, 9:08 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMRXClaiborne, Grainger, Union52 min
Feb 16, 9:12 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXAnderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan, Scott, Union3 hr
Feb 16, 10:47 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXAnderson, Claiborne, Grainger, Knox, Union3 hr
Feb 16, 11:27 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningMRXAnderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan, Scott3 hr
Feb 16, 11:36 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningMRXAnderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Knox and 2 more3 hr
Feb 17, 12:02 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningMRXMarion, Sequatchie3 hr
Feb 17, 1:29 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXClaiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Union6 hr
Feb 17, 1:35 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXAnderson, Grainger, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane and 1 more6 hr
Feb 17, 2:20 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningMRXAnderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Knox and 2 more3 hr
Feb 17, 2:24 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXAnderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan, Scott3 hr
Feb 17, 3:09 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXMarion, Sequatchie3 hr
Feb 17, 3:29 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXBlount, Cocke, Sevier3 hr
Feb 17, 4:07 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXGrainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins3 hr
Feb 17, 7:20 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningMRXMorgan, Roane14 hr
Feb 17, 8:11 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningMRXClaiborne, Grainger, Hancock56 hr
Feb 17, 8:21 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningMRXHancock20 hr
Feb 17, 8:23 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningMRXClaiborne, Union48 hr
Feb 17, 8:31 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningMRXCocke20 hr
Feb 17, 3:23 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningMRXHawkins, Sullivan26 hr
Feb 17, 8:13 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningMRXRussell, Scott, Wise25 hr

Nearby

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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.