BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1131 AM EDT Thu Jul 20 2023

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Bledsoe County in east Tennessee...
  Southwestern Loudon County in east Tennessee...
  North Central McMinn County in east Tennessee...
  Northeastern Meigs County in east Tennessee...
  Northeastern Rhea County in east Tennessee...
  Southwestern Roane County in east Tennessee...

Flash Flood Warning for...
  Cumberland County in middle Tennessee...
  Southwestern Fentress County in middle Tennessee...
  Southern Overton County in middle Tennessee...
  Central Putnam County in middle Tennessee...
  Northeastern White County in middle Tennessee...

* Until 230 PM CDT /330 PM EDT/. * At 1031 AM CDT /1131 AM EDT/, 
Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. 
Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen in the past hour. 
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area during the next hour. 
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... Spring City, Peakland, Ten Mile, Eagle Furnace, 
Grandview, Piney Falls State Park, Murray Store, Stinging Fork Falls State Park and Melvine.
 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.