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WGUS44 KMRX 131721
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
121 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

TNC019-091-163-171-179-VAC169-191-520-132000-
/O.NEW.KMRX.FA.W.0019.250813T1721Z-250813T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Carter TN-Johnson TN-Sullivan TN-Unicoi TN-Washington TN-Scott VA-
Washington VA-City of Bristol VA-
121 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Portions of east Tennessee, including the following
  counties, Carter, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington and
  southwest Virginia, including the following counties and
  independent city, City of Bristol, Scott and Washington.

* WHEN...Until 400 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. It will take
  several hours for all the water from these storms to work through
  local drainage systems in urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 121 PM EDT, trained weather spotters reported heavy rain
    in Reports of rising water near homes has been reported near
    Bluff City. due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or
    expected to begin shortly. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain
    have fallen.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol Tn, Bristol Va,
    Elizabethton, Mountain City, Jonesborough, Weber City, Walnut
    Hill, Hampton, Central, Pine Crest, Oak Grove, Spurgeon,
    Midway, Gray, Colonial Heights, Unicoi, Bluff City and
    Damascus.
  - 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 3658 8261 3658 8260 3660 8261 3671 8212
      3661 8165 3659 8168 3655 8169 3654 8171
      3647 8170 3646 8172 3642 8172 3641 8174
      3638 8173 3635 8178 3636 8179 3634 8186
      3630 8191 3615 8202 3620 8226 3622 8263


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JLB