NWS Morristown TNFF.W 0013May 30, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Morgan, TN
The National Weather Service office in Morristown issued a flash flood warning for Morgan in Tennessee, which was in force until 12:45 p.m. local time on May 30. It was the 13th 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 3.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Morristown TN
- Area
- Morgan
- State
- Tennessee
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:49 a.m. EDT, May 30, 2026
- Expires
- 12:45 p.m. EDT, May 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMRX FF.W 0013
- 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 Morgan County in east Tennessee... * Until 1245 PM EDT. * At 849 AM EDT, Moderate to heavy rainfall is occurring. Local law enforcement reported Highway 62 in Wartburg has been closed. Between 1 and 1.5 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...Law enforcement 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... Wartburg, Frozen Head State Park, Petros and Coalfield. This includes the following streams and drainages... Stockstill Creek, Little Creek, Taylor Branch, Flat Fork, Crooked Fork, Scutcheon Creek, Laurel Fork, Campground Creek, Obed River, Greasy Creek, Geise Creek, Middle Creek, Knight Branch, Little Emory River, Emory River, New River, Sang Branch, Stillhouse Branch, Beech Fork, Judge Branch and Rock Creek.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
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.