Flood Warning issued November 5 at 1:59PM EST until November 5 at 4:15PM EST by NWS Morristown TN
- Level
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- Region
- North America
- Category
- Weather
- Source
- NWS / NOAA weather
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northeastern Bradley County in east Tennessee...
Southwestern McMinn County in east Tennessee...
Northwestern Polk County in east Tennessee...
* WHEN...Until 415 PM Est.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* additional Details...
- At 157 PM Est, extreme rainfall in northern Georgia, in excess of
6 to 10 inches, produced catastrophic flooding in the Copperhill
area early this morning. Runoff from this flooding continues to
move down the Ocoee river and may cause additional flooding
downstream.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Benton, Charleston, Calhoun and Parksville.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
- This month
- 2122nd Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Source: NWS / NOAA weather