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WGUS84 KMRX 042204
FLSMRX
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
604 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
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CHEROKEE NC-MONROE TN-
604 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...WESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTH CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
* WHEN...UNTIL 800 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 603 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
FALLEN.
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER
THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
HIAWASSE DAM, UNAKA, VIOLET AND HOT HOUSE.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
LAT...LON 3521 8430 3523 8430 3528 8423 3524 8413
3525 8412 3525 8409 3526 8408 3527 8405
3529 8403 3527 8401 3523 8400 3522 8396
3523 8391 3500 8414 3500 8431 3521 8429
DGS
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