Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Boone Lake, TN ∙ Spurgeon, TN ∙ Colonial Heights, TN ∙ Bristol Tri City Airport, TN ∙ Mount Carmel, TN ∙ Oak Grove, TN ∙ Church Hill, TN

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Morristown TN 504 PM EDT Tue Aug 11 2026 The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Hawkins County in east Tennessee... Southwestern Sullivan County in east Tennessee... North Central Washington County in east Tennessee... * Until 800 PM EDT. * At 504 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches 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... Kingsport, Colonial Heights, Gray, Spurgeon, Oak Grove, Church Hill, Mount Carmel, Sullivan Gardens and Bays Mountain Park. This includes the following highways... Interstate 26 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 9. Interstate 81 in Tennessee between mile markers 56 and 61. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. && LAT...LON 3657 8279 3659 8273 3656 8261 3655 8259 3646 8237 3640 8242 3649 8265 3652 8276 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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