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Washington County, VA Department of Emergency Management
Monday August 30th, 2021 :: 03:36 a.m. EDT

Advisory

Flash Flood Watch until 02:00PM Wednesday

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for Portions of east Tennessee, including the following areas, Anderson, Bledsoe, Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, Knox, Loudon, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Morgan, Rhea, Roane, Scott, Sequatchie, Sullivan and Union. Portions of southwest Virginia, including the following areas, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and Wise.

* From Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon.

* Heavy rainfall associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ida will affect the region Tuesday and Tuesday night. The Cumberland plateau is expected to receive 3 to 4 inches of rain with locally higher amounts. The Tennessee valley and southwest Virginia should expect 1 to 3 inches, with locally higher amounts.

* AFFECTED AREAS: SCOTT ... CAMPBELL ... CLAIBORNE ... HANCOCK ... HAWKINS ... SULLIVAN ... MORGAN ... ANDERSON ... UNION ... GRAINGER ... HAMBLEN ... ROANE ... LOUDON ... KNOX ... SEQUATCHIE ... BLEDSOE ... RHEA ... MEIGS ... MCMINN ... MARION ... HAMILTON ... BRADLEY ... LEE ... WISE ... SCOTT ... RUSSELL ... WASHINGTON

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Address/Location
Washington County, VA Department of Emergency Management
1 Government Center Pl
Abingdon, VA 24210

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 276-525-1330

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Watch

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