425  
WGUS84 KMRX 042243  
FLSMRX  
 
FLOOD ADVISORY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
643 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026  
 
TNC139-050100-  
/O.NEW.KMRX.FA.Y.0135.260804T2243Z-260805T0100Z/  
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
POLK TN-  
643 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026  
   
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...POLK COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 900 PM EDT.  
 
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 643 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...  
DUCKTOWN, WILLIAM L. DAVENPORT REFUGE, ARCHVILLE, TURTLETOWN, BIG  
FROG MOUNTAIN AND COPPERHILL.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD  
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3521 8430 3503 8432 3499 8432 3499 8468  
3527 8447 3523 8436 3522 8434 3521 8435  
3520 8434 3521 8434 3521 8433 3522 8433  
 
 
 
DGS  
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