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Flash Flood Warning 30, NWS Morristown, TN

August 16, 2024Greene County, Washington County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this flash flood warning at Aug 16, 2024, 6:14 PM EDT for Greene County, Washington 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
Aug 16, 2024, 6:14 PM EDT (22:14 UTC)
Expired
Aug 16, 2024, 9:15 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Greene County, TN, Washington County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Aug 16, 3:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 3:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 2:43 PM EDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Morristown TN
243 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-171845-
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-
243 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 /143 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 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 are likely this afternoon. A few of
these storms may become strong to severe with damaging winds the
primary threat, along with the possibility of locally heavy
rainfall leading to localized flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Showers and thunderstorms can be expected at times Saturday. A
few of these storms may become strong to severe with damaging
winds the primary threat, along with the possibility of locally
heavy rainfall leading to localized flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Any reports of thunderstorm damage or flooding Friday and
Saturday will be appreciated.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 16, 5:25 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 16, 5:27 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 16, 5:32 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 16, 5:55 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 16, 6:03 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 16, 3:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXGreene44 min
Aug 16, 3:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHamilton43 min
Aug 16, 4:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHancock42 min
Aug 16, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXRoane48 min
Aug 16, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXAnderson47 min
Aug 16, 4:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXClaiborne, Hancock, Hawkins47 min
Aug 16, 4:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXLoudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Rhea, Roane43 min
Aug 16, 5:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMarion52 min
Aug 16, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXAnderson, Blount, Knox, Sevier48 min
Aug 16, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBlount, Loudon, Monroe67 min
Aug 16, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHawkins, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington63 min
Aug 16, 5:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBlount, Sevier67 min
Aug 16, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBradley, McMinn, Polk60 min
Aug 16, 5:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCarter, Johnson, Sullivan, Washington62 min
Aug 16, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBlount42 min
Aug 16, 6:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCocke47 min
Aug 16, 6:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXPolk66 min
Aug 16, 6:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCarter, Johnson, Sullivan56 min
Aug 16, 6:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXClay50 min

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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.