NWS Morristown TNFF.W 0020June 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Greene, Hancock, Hawkins and 3 more, TN and VA
The National Weather Service office in Morristown issued a flash flood warning for Greene, Hancock, Hawkins and 3 more in Tennessee, Virginia, which was in force until 5:00 a.m. local time on June 28. It was the 20th flash flood warning the NWS office in Morristown issued in 2026. Tennessee had 25 flash flood warnings in June 2026, against 15 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Tennessee's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.7 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Morristown TN
- Area
- Greene, Hancock, Hawkins and 3 more
- State
- Tennessee
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:18 a.m. EDT, June 28, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 a.m. EDT, June 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMRX FF.W 0020
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Tennessee since 2008Every warning type in Tennessee
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The notice as issued
FFWMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Greene County in east Tennessee... Eastern Hancock County in east Tennessee... Hawkins County in east Tennessee... Sullivan County in east Tennessee... Northern Washington County in east Tennessee... The South Central City of Bristol in southwestern Virginia... * Until 500 AM EDT. * At 118 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 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. 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... Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol Tn, Bristol Va, Rogersville, Sneedville, Jonesborough, Surgoinsville, Colonial Heights, Gray, Spurgeon, Oak Grove, Midway, Walnut Hill, Church Hill, Mount Carmel, Bluff City, Watauga, Baileyton and Bays Mountain Park.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.