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Flash Flood Warning 26, NWS Morristown, TN

June 27, 2025Russell County, Virginia

NWS Morristown, TN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 27, 2025, 9:25 PM EDT for Russell County, Virginia. It was in force for 5 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: Jun 27, 2025, 9:25 PM EDT (01:25 UTC)
Expired: Jun 28, 2025, 2:00 AM EDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Morristown, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Russell County, VA

The radar

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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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 27, 8:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
806 PM EDT Fri Jun 27 2025

TNZ068-071-086-280045-
Northwest Monroe TN-Loudon TN-NW Blount TN-
806 PM EDT Fri Jun 27 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LOUDON...
SOUTHWESTERN BLOUNT AND NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM
EDT...

At 806 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles east of Madisonville. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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...
Vonore, Greenback, Fort Loudon State Park, Citico Beach, Tariffville,
McGee Carson Peninsula, Talassee, and Tellico Village.

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 3565 8430 3571 8404 3555 8401 3547 8409
      3544 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 164DEG 1KT 3557 8417

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

JLB

Special weather statement, Jun 27, 8:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 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
Jun 27, 8:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Monroe	39 min
Jun 27, 8:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Grainger	52 min
Jun 27, 10:38 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	MRX	Carter, Johnson, Sullivan	3 hr
Jun 28, 6:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Monroe	28 min
Jun 28, 6:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Morgan	37 min
Jun 28, 6:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Scott	42 min
Jun 28, 7:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Morgan	22 min
Jun 28, 7:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Scott	51 min
Jun 28, 7:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Blount	46 min
Jun 27, 9:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Russell	52 min
Jun 27, 11:10 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	MRX	Washington, City of Bristol	3 hr
Jun 28, 6:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Cherokee	38 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.