Alert archive / Tennessee / Flash Flood Warnings in 2024
Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this flash flood warning at Jul 22, 2024, 6:36 PM EDT for Scott County, Tennessee. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2024, 6:36 PM EDT (22:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 22, 2024, 9:19 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Scott County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:39 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 forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Jul 22, 3:00 PM EDT, 3 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 3:00 PM EDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 22, 3:08 PM EDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Morristown TN 308 PM EDT Mon Jul 22 2024 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-231915- 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- 308 PM EDT Mon Jul 22 2024 /208 PM CDT Mon Jul 22 2024/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest North Carolina...east Tennessee and southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening will have the potential to produce heavy rainfall that may cause localized flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Showers and thunderstorms are expected each day through the rest of the week, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours. Heavy rainfall from storms may cause localized flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not needed at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 4:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
437 PM EDT Mon Jul 22 2024
TNZ013-222100-
Campbell TN-
437 PM EDT Mon Jul 22 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CAMPBELL COUNTY THROUGH
500 PM EDT...
At 437 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
La Follette, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
La Follette, Jacksboro, Jellico, Caryville, Fincastle, White Oak, and
Cove Lake State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3654 8398 3646 8394 3646 8393 3643 8392
3643 8390 3640 8391 3639 8393 3640 8395
3637 8395 3634 8397 3631 8423 3652 8423
3658 8399
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 261DEG 19KT 3645 8413
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
JLBSpecial weather statement, Jul 22, 5:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
402 PM CDT Mon Jul 22 2024
TNZ098-222145-
Marion TN-
402 PM CDT Mon Jul 22 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MARION COUNTY THROUGH 445 PM
CDT...
At 401 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northwest of South Pittsburg, or 12 miles northwest of
Bridgeport, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Jasper, South Pittsburg, Whitwell, Kimball, Monteagle, Powells
Crossroads, Orme, Martin Springs, Fiery Gizzard State Park, and
Griffith Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3524 8584 3524 8582 3522 8577 3522 8574
3524 8569 3529 8571 3529 8569 3531 8565
3532 8556 3512 8539 3510 8539 3498 8560
3499 8583 3502 8587 3522 8586 3522 8587
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 243DEG 20KT 3509 8584
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JLBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 8:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Marion | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 10:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Jefferson | 43 min |
| Jul 21, 11:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Sevier | 2 hr |
| Jul 22, 1:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Blount, Knox | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 1:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Claiborne | 2 hr |
| Jul 22, 2:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Knox | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Campbell | 23 min |
| Jul 22, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Marion | 43 min |
| Jul 22, 5:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Campbell, Claiborne, Union | 2 hr |
| Jul 22, 6:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Campbell, Morgan, Scott | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Hawkins | 24 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 2024Every flash flood warning in 2024
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.