Flash Flood Warning

FFWMRX

The National Weather Service in Morristown has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for... Cocke County in east Tennessee... Southwestern Greene County in east Tennessee...

* Until 130 PM EDT.

* At 1123 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicates between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen in the warned area over the last 3 hours. While additional heavy rains aren't expected in the immediate future, runoff continues to cause flooding issues. Emergency management reports that flooding issues are still occurring in parts of southwest Greene county in the Caney Branch area, and flooding continues to be a problem in the Parrottsville and Del Rio areas in Cocke county. As such the flash flood warning has been extended.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Emergency management 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... Newport, Parrottsville, Del Rio, Caney Branch, Cedar Creek, Bybee, Round Mountain and Hartford.

This includes Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 431 and 443...and between mile markers 446 and 451.