At 1057 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 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...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Knoxville, Sevierville, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Pittman Center, McMahan, Seymour, Kimberlin Heights and Wears Valley.
This includes the following highways... Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 108 and 109. Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 384 and 403.