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WGUS84 KMRX 052340
FLSMRX
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
740 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2026
TNC121-143-145-060245-
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MEIGS TN-RHEA TN-ROANE TN-
740 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...NORTHEASTERN MEIGS COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN RHEA COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHWESTERN ROANE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
* WHEN...UNTIL 1045 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 740 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.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ROCKWOOD, FAIRVIEW, SPRING CITY, EAGLE FURNACE, TEN MILE,
PEAKLAND, GRANDVIEW, PAINT ROCK AND PINEY FALLS STATE PARK.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
LAT...LON 3570 8490 3590 8465 3576 8449 3557 8471
DGS
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