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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
821 AM EST MON FEB 17 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
TENNESSEE...VIRGINIA...
CLINCH RIVER NEAR SPEERS FERRY VA AFFECTING SCOTT AND HANCOCK
COUNTIES.
CLINCH RIVER ABOVE TAZEWELL TN AFFECTING HANCOCK, GRAINGER AND
CLAIBORNE COUNTIES.
FOR THE CLINCH RIVER...INCLUDING CLEVELAND VA, SPEERS FERRY VA,
TAZEWELL TN...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE
CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THIS EVENING AT 1130 PM EST.
TNC067-VAC169-180430-
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821 AM EST MON FEB 17 2025
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...CLINCH RIVER NEAR SPEERS FERRY VA.
* WHEN...UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 14.0 FEET, COPPER CREEK ROAD AT THE REXRENA ACCESS
FLOODS.
AT 18.0 FEET, LOW SPOTS ALONG WATERS EDGE ROAD FLOOD. MOST
STRUCTURES ALONG WATERS EDGE ROAD ARE OPPOSITE THE RIVER AND
UPHILL FROM THE ROAD.
AT 18.5 FEET, BRIDGE STREET FLOODS OFF OF CLINCH RIVER HWY NEAR
THE SUSPENSION FOOT BRIDGE. THE GRASSY LOT PORTION OF AN RV
CAMPGROUND 0.8 MILES UPSTREAM FROM THE CLINCHPORT BOAT RAMP FLOODS.
AT 19.5 FEET, THE GRAVEL LOT PORTION OF AN RV CAMPGROUND 0.8 MILES
UPSTREAM FROM THE CLINCHPORT BOAT RAMP FLOODS.
AT 21.0 FEET, ADDITIONAL FLOODING ON WATERS EDGE ROAD. LOW SPOTS
ON ANGLERS WAY RD FLOOD. ONE OR TWO HOUSES ARE THREATENED. MOST
RIVERSIDE DWELLINGS ALONG ANGLERS WAY ROAD ARE IN THE FLOOD PLAIN,
LOWER THAN THE ROAD, BUT ARE MOBILE SUCH AS CAMPERS OR
FIFTH-WHEELERS. THE PARKING LOT OF THE CLINCHPORT BOAT RAMP OFF OF
CLINCH RIVER HWY FLOODS.
AT 24.0 FEET, A FEW ADDITIONAL HOMES ARE AFFECTED. EVACUATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE.
AT 28.0 FEET, SEVERAL HOMES ARE FLOODED. EVACUATIONS ARE LIKELY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:15 AM EST MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.0 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 7:15 AM EST MONDAY WAS 28.2 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 7.7 FEET
SATURDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3654 8295 3658 8302 3683 8252 3676 8245
TNC025-057-067-180430-
/O.EXT.KMRX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250219T1100Z/
/TAZT1.2.ER.250214T1215Z.250217T1230Z.250219T0500Z.NO/
821 AM EST MON FEB 17 2025
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...CLINCH RIVER ABOVE TAZEWELL TN.
* WHEN...UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 12.0 FEET, FLOODING OF PASTURE LAND NEAR GRISSOM
ISLAND BEGINS. THE CITY OF TAZEWELL, TENNESSEE IS NOT AFFECTED BY
FLOODING OF THE CLINCH RIVER.
AT 13.0 FEET, THE ROAD WITHIN A QUARTER MILE OF THE GAGE BEGINS TO
FLOOD.
AT 16.0 FEET, EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF PASTURE LAND AROUND GRISSOM
ISLAND OCCURS. THE CITY OF TAZEWELL, TENNESSEE IS NOT AFFECTED BY
FLOODING OF THE CLINCH RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:30 AM EST MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.9 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 7:30 AM EST MONDAY WAS 18.9 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 6.3 FEET
SATURDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3631 8356 3637 8359 3659 8308 3659 8296
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