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WGUS84 KMRX 180426
FLSMRX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1126 PM EST MON FEB 17 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
TENNESSEE...
POWELL RIVER NEAR ARTHUR TN AFFECTING UNION AND CLAIBORNE
COUNTIES.
CLINCH RIVER ABOVE TAZEWELL TN AFFECTING HANCOCK, GRAINGER AND
CLAIBORNE COUNTIES.
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
VIRGINIA...TENNESSEE...
CLINCH RIVER NEAR SPEERS FERRY VA AFFECTING SCOTT AND HANCOCK
COUNTIES.
FOR THE CLINCH RIVER...INCLUDING CLEVELAND VA, SPEERS FERRY VA,
TAZEWELL TN...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
FOR THE POWELL RIVER...INCLUDING JONESVILLE VA, ARTHUR TN...MINOR
FLOODING IS FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS
OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES,
DIPS, OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM,
EVEN A SMALL ONE, ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER FIND ANOTHER ROUTE
OVER HIGHER GROUND.
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 BY NOON EST.LATE TONIGHT AT 1230
AM EST.
TNC067-VAC169-180530-
/O.CAN.KMRX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-250218T0426Z/
/SFYV2.1.ER.250215T2301Z.250216T2100Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1126 PM EST MON FEB 17 2025
..FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE CLINCH RIVER NEAR SPEERS FERRY VA.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:15 PM EST MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.3 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 17.4
FEET JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3654 8295 3658 8302 3683 8252 3676 8245
TNC025-173-181730-
/O.EXT.KMRX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-250218T1729Z/
/ARTT1.2.ER.250216T0157Z.250217T1545Z.250218T1129Z.NO/
1126 PM EST MON FEB 17 2025
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...POWELL RIVER NEAR ARTHUR TN.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 15.0 FEET, ACTION STAGE.
AT 17.0 FEET, MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.
AT 20.0 FEET, WATER COVERS ROADS ALONG BOTH BANKS OF THE RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:00 PM EST MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.1 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 10:00 PM EST MONDAY WAS 25.5 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 5.8 FEET SATURDAY
EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3658 8344 3651 8337 3649 8360 3637 8382
3643 8388 3657 8365
TNC025-057-067-181930-
/O.CON.KMRX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250219T1400Z/
/TAZT1.2.ER.250214T1215Z.250217T1245Z.250219T0800Z.NO/
1126 PM EST MON FEB 17 2025
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS 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 10:30 PM EST MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.1 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 10:30 PM EST MONDAY WAS 18.9 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 6.3 FEET
SATURDAY EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3631 8356 3637 8359 3659 8308 3659 8296
JLB
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