Flash Flood Warning

FFWMRX

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Lee County in southwestern Virginia... Central Scott County in southwestern Virginia... Southern Wise County in southwestern Virginia... The City of Norton in southwestern Virginia...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 252 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 up 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.

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, Jonesville, Big Stone Gap, Pennington Gap, Coeburn, Appalachia, Nickelsville, Dungannon, St. Charles, Duffield, Clinchport, Jasper, Fort Blackmore, Dryden and Pattonsville.