NWS Morristown TNFF.W 0009May 30, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Greene, TN
The National Weather Service office in Morristown issued a flash flood warning for Greene in Tennessee, which was in force until 7:45 a.m. local time on May 30. It was the 9th flash flood warning the NWS office in Morristown issued in 2026. Tennessee had 16 flash flood warnings in May 2026, against 18 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Tennessee's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 4 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
- State
- Tennessee
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:46 a.m. EDT, May 30, 2026
- Expires
- 7:45 a.m. EDT, May 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMRX FF.W 0009
- 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... East Central Greene County in east Tennessee... * Until 745 AM EDT. * At 346 AM EDT, Emergency management reported Flash Flooding was ongoing in Horse Creek Recreation Area and areas immediately downstream along Horse Creek. While no rain is occurring at the moment, radar estimates upwards of 2 inches fell between Midnight and 2 AM EDT in far southeast Greene County. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. 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... mainly rural areas of East Central Greene County
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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.