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Home Return to list Flash Flood Warning 0078 Issued by the Morristown / Knoxville Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-09-21 23:48:05
538
WGUS54 KMRX 220447
FFWMRX
VAC195-720-220745-
/O.NEW.KMRX.FF.W.0078.260922T0447Z-260922T0745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1247 AM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Wise County in southwestern Virginia...
The City of Norton in southwestern Virginia...
* Until 345 AM EDT.
* At 1247 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
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, Big Stone Gap, Appalachia and Pardee.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, dont 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3681 8278 3689 8288 3690 8287 3691 8288
3693 8286 3695 8286 3696 8287 3697 8287
3711 8253 3706 8249 3704 8249 3703 8248
3702 8248 3702 8246 3690 8252 3688 8257
3688 8263 3685 8265 3683 8272 3683 8275
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
BPH
Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-09-22 02:40:40
319
WGUS74 KMRX 220740
FFSMRX
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
340 AM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026
VAC195-720-220750-
/O.EXP.KMRX.FF.W.0078.000000T0000Z-260922T0745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Wise VA-City of Norton VA-
340 AM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 345 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING
FOR WISE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF NORTON...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
&&
LAT...LON 3681 8278 3689 8288 3690 8287 3691 8288
3693 8286 3695 8286 3696 8287 3697 8287
3711 8253 3706 8249 3704 8249 3703 8248
3702 8248 3702 8246 3690 8252 3688 8257
3688 8263 3685 8265 3683 8272 3683 8275
$$
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