Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
953 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Russell County in southwestern Virginia...

* Until 200 AM EDT.

* At 953 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  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...
  Lebanon, Honaker, Rosedale and Dye.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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 3689 8188 3687 8192 3687 8197 3688 8198
      3686 8204 3703 8219 3704 8217 3704 8212
      3705 8210 3704 8208 3705 8204 3707 8202
      3712 8201 3713 8199 3713 8193 3714 8190
      3711 8189 3704 8182 3696 8178 3695 8182

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

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