Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 11 at 10:00PM EDT until August 12 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 11, 2026 - 7:00pm
Expires:
August 11, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
FFWMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Blount County in east Tennessee...
Southwestern Knox County in east Tennessee...
* Until midnight EDT.
* At 1000 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 0.5 to 1 inch 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...
Knoxville, Farragut and Bearden.
This includes Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 372 and
383.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Blount, TN; Knox, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov