Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 11 at 11:34PM EDT until August 12 at 2:30AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 11, 2026 - 8:34pm
Expires:
August 11, 2026 - 11:30pm
Description:
FFWMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Blount County in east Tennessee...
Southwestern Knox County in east Tennessee...
Loudon County in east Tennessee...
Northeastern Monroe County in east Tennessee...
East Central Roane County in east Tennessee...
* Until 230 AM EDT.
* At 1134 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 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...
Oak Ridge, Maryville, Lenoir City, Alcoa, Kingston, Loudon,
Farragut, Louisville, Eagleton Village and Vonore.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 73 and 84. Interstate
40 in Tennessee between mile markers 356 and 370.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Blount, TN; Knox, TN; Loudon, TN; Monroe, TN; Roane, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov