Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 11 at 5:04PM EDT until August 11 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 11, 2026 - 2:04pm
Expires:
August 11, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
FFWMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Hawkins County in east Tennessee...
Southwestern Sullivan County in east Tennessee...
North Central Washington County in east Tennessee...
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 504 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. 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...
Kingsport, Colonial Heights, Gray, Spurgeon, Oak Grove, Church
Hill, Mount Carmel, Sullivan Gardens and Bays Mountain Park.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 26 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 9. Interstate
81 in Tennessee between mile markers 56 and 61.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Hawkins, TN; Sullivan, TN; Washington, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov