993
WGUS44 KMRX 092152
FLWMRX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
452 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2024
TNC155-100045-
/O.NEW.KMRX.FA.W.0004.240109T2152Z-240110T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SEVIER TN-
452 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2024
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...SMALL STREAM FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS
OCCURRING.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF EAST TENNESSEE, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY, SEVIER.
* WHEN...UNTIL 745 PM EST.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING
AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. NUMEROUS ROADS
REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 452 PM EST, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLOODING IN THE
WARNED AREA. FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING WITH NUMEROUS ROAD
CLOSURES REPORTED ALONG THE LITTLE PIGEON RIVER. BETWEEN 1.5
AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 0.5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SEVIERVILLE, GATLINBURG AND PIGEON FORGE.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
LAT...LON 3572 8353 3573 8348 3582 8355 3592 8356
3591 8361 3584 8359 3581 8360 3576 8355
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page