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Flash Flood Warning — Cumberland, TN

Structured official-source report · Published Sep 19, 8:25 PM UTC · Updated Sep 19, 7:01 PM UTC
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FFWOHX The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Cumberland County in Middle Tennessee... * Until 400 PM CDT. * At 201 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in 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... Crab Orchard, Cumberland Mountain State Park and Lake Tansi. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

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Cumberland, TN · 35.818°, -84.901°

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Sep 19, 7:01 PM UTC · nws

FFWOHX The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Cumberland County in Middle Tennessee... * Until 400 PM CDT. * At 201 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in 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... Crab Orchard, Cumberland Mountain State Park and Lake Tansi. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

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