Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 19 at 6:18PM EDT until July 19 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 19, 2026 - 3:18pm
Expires:
July 19, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description:
FFWMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Bledsoe County in east Tennessee...
Northwestern Rhea County in east Tennessee...
* Until 815 PM EDT /715 PM CDT/.
* At 618 PM EDT /518 PM CDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches
of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch
are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Pikeville, Melvine and Stinging Fork Falls State Park.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Bledsoe, TN; Rhea, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN
Sender: