Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 4 at 3:05PM EDT until August 4 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 4, 2026 - 12:05pm
Expires:
August 4, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
FFWMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Carter County in east Tennessee...
South Central Sullivan County in east Tennessee...
Northeastern Unicoi County in east Tennessee...
Eastern Washington County in east Tennessee...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 305 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 2 inches of rain have
fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Johnson City, Elizabethton, Jonesborough, Central, Pine Crest,
Hampton, Midway, Oak Grove and Unicoi.
This includes Interstate 26 in Tennessee between mile markers 14 and
22...and between mile markers 23 and 34.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Carter, TN; Sullivan, TN; Unicoi, TN; Washington, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov