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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
138 PM EST MON FEB 17 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
TENNESSEE...
CLINCH RIVER ABOVE TAZEWELL TN AFFECTING HANCOCK, GRAINGER AND
CLAIBORNE COUNTIES.
FOR THE CLINCH RIVER...INCLUDING CLEVELAND VA, SPEERS FERRY VA,
TAZEWELL TN, NORRIS DAM TAILWATER, NORRIS DAM RESERVOIR, MELTON HILL
DAM RESERVOIR, MELTON HILL DAM TAILWATER...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 LATE TONIGHT AT 445 AM EST.
TNC025-057-067-180945-
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/TAZT1.2.ER.250214T1215Z.250217T1245Z.250219T0800Z.NO/
138 PM EST MON FEB 17 2025
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...CLINCH RIVER ABOVE TAZEWELL TN.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 10.0 FEET, ACTION STAGE.
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 1:30 PM EST MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.4 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 1:30 PM EST MONDAY WAS 18.9 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 6.4 FEET
EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
- 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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