NWS Morristown TNFF.W 0077September 21, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Washington County, VA
The National Weather Service office in Morristown issued a flash flood warning for Washington County in Virginia, which was in force until 10:30 p.m. local time on September 21. It was the 77th flash flood warning the NWS office in Morristown issued in 2026. Virginia had 24 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 16 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Virginia's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Morristown TN
- Area
- Washington County
- State
- Virginia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:37 p.m. EDT, September 21, 2026
- Expires
- 10:30 p.m. EDT, September 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMRX FF.W 0077
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia since 2008Every warning type in Virginia
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The notice as issued
FFWMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Washington County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 1030 PM EDT. * At 737 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Damascus.
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.
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The record around this notice
- Flash Flood Warnings in Virginia since 2008126 a year
- Every warning type in Virginia
- Flash Flood Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most3,924 a year
- NWS notices, September 20262,824 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels