WGUS54 KMRX 041432 FFWMRX TNC007-143-041715- /O.NEW.KMRX.FF.W.0051.220904T1432Z-220904T1715Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Morristown TN 1032 AM EDT Sun Sep 4 2022 The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Bledsoe County in east Tennessee... Northwestern Rhea County in east Tennessee... * Until 1215 PM CDT /115 PM EDT/. * At 932 AM CDT /1032 AM EDT/, local law enforcement reported heavy rain across the warned area. Reported SR-30 near Pikeville unpassable. Water on highway 127 towards Crossville. Between 2.5 and 4.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Law enforcement reported. 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... Pikeville, Spring City, Melvine, Mount Crest, Stinging Fork Falls State Park and Fall Creek Falls State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route. && LAT...LON 3570 8527 3577 8517 3577 8510 3576 8507 3577 8504 3575 8503 3577 8493 3576 8492 3577 8491 3570 8488 3547 8513 3561 8535 FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED $$