Flash Flood Warning

FFWMRX

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Blount County in east Tennessee... Southwestern Knox County in east Tennessee... Loudon County in east Tennessee... Northeastern Monroe County in east Tennessee... East Central Roane County in east Tennessee...

* Until 230 AM EDT.

* At 1134 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 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... Oak Ridge, Maryville, Lenoir City, Alcoa, Kingston, Loudon, Farragut, Louisville, Eagleton Village and Vonore.

This includes the following highways... Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 73 and 84. Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 356 and 370.