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Home Return to list Flash Flood Warning 0019 Issued by the Morristown / Knoxville Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-06-18 19:47:39
626
WGUS54 KMRX 190047
FFWMRX
VAC105-167-169-195-720-190445-
/O.NEW.KMRX.FF.W.0019.260619T0047Z-260619T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
847 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Lee County in southwestern Virginia...
West Central Russell County in southwestern Virginia...
Central Scott County in southwestern Virginia...
Southern Wise County in southwestern Virginia...
The City of Norton in southwestern Virginia...
* Until 1245 AM EDT.
* At 847 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3 inches of
rain have fallen already this afternoon, with 1 to 2 inches of
that occurring in the last hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1
to 2 inches are possible in the warned area as more storms move in
from southeast Kentucky. As such, 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...
Norton, Wise, Jonesville, Big Stone Gap, Pennington Gap, Coeburn,
Appalachia, St. Paul, Dungannon, St. Charles, Duffield, Jasper,
Dryden, Pattonsville, Fort Blackmore and Castlewood.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, dont drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3672 8325 3674 8314 3678 8313 3685 8307
3685 8301 3687 8291 3690 8287 3692 8286
3699 8241 3696 8236 3698 8231 3690 8228
3664 8290 3661 8326
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
CD
Action: Cancelled Issued At: 2026-06-18 23:31:48
221
WGUS74 KMRX 190431
FFSMRX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1231 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026
VAC105-167-169-195-720-190441-
/O.CAN.KMRX.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260619T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lee VA-Russell VA-Scott VA-Wise VA-City of Norton VA-
1231 AM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR LEE, WEST CENTRAL RUSSELL, CENTRAL SCOTT
AND SOUTHERN WISE COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF NORTON HAS BEEN REPLACED
WITH A FLOOD WARNING...
&&
LAT...LON 3678 8313 3685 8307 3687 8291 3692 8286
3699 8241 3696 8236 3698 8231 3690 8228
3664 8290 3661 8326 3672 8325 3674 8314
$$
BW
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