Flood Advisory until 12:00PM
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east Tennessee, including the following counties, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Sullivan and Washington and southwest Virginia, including the following counties and independent city, City of Bristol, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and Wise.
* WHEN...Until noon EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 902 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol Tn, Bristol Va, Rogersville, Gate City, Sneedville, Jonesville, Big Stone Gap, Surgoinsville, Pennington Gap, Weber City, Colonial Heights, Spurgeon, Gray, Oak Grove, Walnut Hill, Church Hill, Mount Carmel and Nickelsville. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: GREENE, TN ... HANCOCK, TN ... HAWKINS, TN ... SULLIVAN, TN ... WASHINGTON, TN ... LEE, VA ... RUSSELL, VA ... SCOTT, VA ... WASHINGTON, VA ... WISE, VA ... CITY OF BRISTOL, VA
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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP WASHCOVA followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Advisory