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WGUS84 KMRX 231804
FLSMRX
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
204 PM EDT THU JUL 23 2026
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BLOUNT TN-MONROE TN-
204 PM EDT THU JUL 23 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES DUE TO RECENT EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
FROM EARLIER TODAY.
* WHERE...SOUTH CENTRAL BLOUNT COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
EAST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
* WHEN...UNTIL 500 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 201 PM EDT, THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED, BUT CREEKS AND STREAMS
REMAIN ELEVATED AND MINOR FLOODING REMAINS ONGOING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CITICO, TARIFFVILLE AND CITICO BEACH.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS, RIVERS, OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.
LAT...LON 3554 8420 3554 8408 3550 8390 3548 8391
3547 8394 3546 8395 3546 8396 3545 8397
3544 8399 3541 8401 3541 8402 3539 8401
3537 8401 3535 8402 3535 8404 3533 8403
3535 8409 3537 8424 3546 8428
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