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Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Morristown, TN

June 28, 2026Campbell County, Claiborne County, Scott County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 28, 2026, 5:22 AM EDT for Campbell County, Claiborne County, Scott County, Tennessee. It was in force for 8 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 28, 2026, 5:22 AM EDT (09:22 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2026, 1:39 PM EDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Campbell County, TN, Claiborne County, TN, Scott County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 226 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2026-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1964 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2026-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 131 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1964 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
986 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
202 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
7.9

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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 Jun 28, 1:56 AM EDT, 3 hours 26 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • Updated at 145 AM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026
  • Widespread showers and storms continue through early afternoon. Training storms may pose a flooding threat through the morning hours north of I-40.
  • Some guidance is showing the possibility of strong to severe storms (MCS) moving through the region in the morning or early afternoon hours. Confidence is low to medium.
  • Hot temperatures well into the 90s are likely this coming work week. Heat indices will climb above 100 degrees in the Tennessee Valley especially by mid week.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 1:56 AM EDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Morristown TN
156 AM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 145 AM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026

- Widespread showers and storms continue through early afternoon.
  Training storms may pose a flooding threat through the morning
  hours north of I-40.

- Some guidance is showing the possibility of strong to severe
  storms (MCS) moving through the region in the morning or early
  afternoon hours. Confidence is low to medium.

- Hot temperatures well into the 90s are likely this coming work
  week. Heat indices will climb above 100 degrees in the Tennessee
  Valley especially by mid week.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 1248 AM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026

In the upper levels, a ridge is over the Central U.S. and a trough
is over the Eastern U.S. A shortwave will move through the
Tennessee Valley before sunrise. At the surface, low pressure is
over the Northeast with a stationary boundary stretching back
through the Ohio Valley and Midwest connecting to a low in the
Rockies. This boundary is currently over Central/Southern IL/IN/OH
and is projected to have little to no movement through today.

Multiple rounds of showers and storms will continue through the
early afternoon hours. A cluster of storms has developed over
Northern Tennessee and Southern Kentucky. This cluster may produce
gusty winds and heavy downpours. Several rounds of showers and
storms will move through the region mainly north of I-40 through the
early afternoon hours. Gusty winds will be the primary threat with
flooding potential increasing toward the early morning hours. The
latest run of CAMs show training storms possible through the morning
hours with a swath of high rain totals north of I-40. A Flood Watch
remains in effect for most of the region through this morning and
may need to be extended into the early afternoon. Some guidance is
showing the possibility of strong to severe storms (MCS) moving
through the region in the morning or early afternoon hours.
Confidence is low to medium.

Showers and storms will slowly taper off Sunday afternoon. A strong
ridge will be building into the region from the Southeast up to the
Great Lakes Sunday afternoon/evening. Isolated shower activity will
continue Sunday evening as northwest flow aloft continues and the
boundary remains upstream.

Monday through Friday will be hot and mostly dry as a strong ridge
stays anchored over the Eastern U.S. There will be low rain chances
mainly in the higher terrain of the East Tennessee Mountains. Monday
and Tuesday highs will be mainly in the lower to mid 90s in the
Tennessee Valley. Wednesday through Friday will be even hotter with
highs in the mid to upper 90s. Heat index around 100 degrees is
likely in the Southern and Central Tennessee Valley Monday and
Tuesday. Heat index will be climbing into the 100 to 105 range on
Wednesday through Friday.

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 145 AM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026

A zonal stationary boundary and weak shortwave within the flow
will support multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms through
the afternoon today. CHA may be just south enough to miss the
majority of the precipitation. Indicated an outside chance of TSRA
there once the precipitation becomes progressive. TRI and TYS are
likely to be situated between stripes of heavy precip accumulation
this morning and into the early part of the day. Drops in CIG and
VSBY can be expected under heavier showers/storms. TS probability
may drop the next few hours and then increase during the day
later on.

Conditions forecast to clear by the early evening. Though far out
in time and some uncertainty, lines added to hint at possible fog
near TYS and TRI tonight.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Chattanooga Airport, TN             91  74  95  76 /  40  10  10   0
Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport, TN  87  72  91  74 /  80  30  20   0
Oak Ridge, TN                       88  72  92  74 /  80  30  30   0
Tri Cities Airport, TN              84  68  90  70 /  80  30  30   0

&&

.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
TN...Flood Watch until 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ this morning for
     Anderson-Bledsoe-Blount Smoky Mountains-Campbell-Claiborne-
     Cocke Smoky Mountains-Grainger-Hamblen-Hancock-Hawkins-
     Jefferson-Johnson-Knox-Loudon-McMinn-Meigs-Morgan-North
     Sevier-Northwest Blount-Northwest Carter-Northwest Cocke-
     Northwest Greene-Northwest Monroe-Rhea-Roane-Scott TN-
     Sevier Smoky Mountains-Southeast Carter-Southeast Greene-
     Southeast Monroe-Sullivan-Unicoi-Union-Washington TN.

VA...Flood Watch until 11 AM EDT this morning for Lee-Russell-Scott
     VA-Washington VA-Wise.

&&

DISCUSSION...McD
AVIATION...KS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 12:55 AM EDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1255 AM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-290500-
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-
1255 AM EDT Sun Jun 28 2026 /1155 PM CDT Sat Jun 27 2026/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will continue through
early afternoon, mainly north of I-40. A few of these storms may
become strong to severe, producing gusty winds and heavy rainfall.
Isolated flooding is likely across any areas that see repeated
rounds of showers and storms, especially during the
overnight/morning hours. A Flood Watch is in effect through 11 AM
EDT Sunday morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Very hot temperatures are expected Monday through Friday, with
heat indices expected to exceed 100 degrees in the Tennessee
Valley.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Any reports of severe weather or flooding are greatly
appreciated.

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 10:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMorgan, Scott47 min
Jun 28, 1:18 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningMRXGreene, Hancock, Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington3 hr
Jun 28, 4:03 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningMRXAnderson, Knox, Morgan, Roane3 hr
Jun 28, 6:43 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXGreene3 hr
Jun 28, 6:54 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXBlount, Knox, Sevier2 hr
Jun 28, 9:08 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningMRXAnderson, Campbell, Grainger, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier and 1 more5 hr
Jun 28, 9:29 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXCocke, Jefferson, Sevier117 min
Jun 28, 10:06 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXMorgan, Scott4 hr
Jun 28, 10:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBlount, Knox, Loudon, Roane, Sevier65 min
Jun 28, 11:19 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXAnderson, Blount, Knox, Loudon, Roane3 hr
Jun 28, 11:26 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningMRXCocke, Jefferson, Sevier2 hr
Jun 28, 12:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMonroe27 min
Jun 28, 1:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXCampbell, Claiborne, Scott2 hr
Jun 28, 1:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXAnderson, Campbell, Grainger, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier and 1 more2 hr
Jun 28, 1:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXCocke, Jefferson, Sevier3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.