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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
554 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024


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Cocke TN-Jefferson TN-Sevier TN-
554 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT THIS 
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN COCKE, SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON AND EASTERN 
SEVIER COUNTIES...

At 554 PM EDT, local law enforcement several roadways flooded across 
Sevier county.  Additional showers with moderate rain is expected in 
the warned area.  Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. 
Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the 
warned area.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by showers and thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.

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...
  Sevierville, Newport, Gatlinburg, Dandridge, Pigeon Forge, Pittman 
  Center, Fairgarden, Harrisburg, Bird Crossing, Chestnut Hill and 
  Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

&&

LAT...LON 3566 8330 3565 8331 3566 8332 3566 8334
      3566 8335 3564 8337 3563 8339 3562 8340
      3561 8342 3561 8345 3558 8348 3557 8349
      3556 8350 3557 8357 3579 8355 3596 8348
      3607 8336 3599 8325 3568 8328

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

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