<alert xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:emergency:cap:1.2"><identifier>urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.83babe56cefb751e1834872a1d64c363f7fe2b12.001.1.IPAWS</identifier><sender>w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov</sender><sent>2026-11-05T02:19:00-05:00</sent><status>Actual</status><msgType>Alert</msgType><source>211803 v2.3.0</source><scope>Public</scope><code>IPAWSv1.0</code><info><language>en-US</language><category>Met</category><event>Flash Flood Warning</event><responseType>Avoid</responseType><urgency>Immediate</urgency><severity>Severe</severity><certainty>Likely</certainty><eventCode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>FFW</value></eventCode><eventCode><valueName>NationalWeatherService</valueName><value>FFW</value></eventCode><effective>2026-11-05T02:19:00-05:00</effective><onset>2026-11-05T02:19:00-05:00</onset><expires>2026-11-05T05:15:00-05:00</expires><senderName>NWS Morristown TN</senderName><headline>Flash Flood Warning issued November 5 at 2:19AM EST until November 5 at 5:15AM EST by NWS Morristown TN</headline><description>FFWMRX

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina...
Southeastern Polk County in east Tennessee...

* Until 515 AM EST.

* At 219 AM EST, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches
of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.

SOURCE...Law enforcement reported multiple roads closed and water
going into homes in the Grassy Creek area.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses due to
recent heavy rainfall and runoff from places to the south.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Ducktown, Hot House, Copperhill, Culberson, William L. Davenport
Refuge and Big Frog Mountain.
</description><instruction>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.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.</instruction><web>http://www.weather.gov</web><parameter><valueName>AWIPSidentifier</valueName><value>FFWMRX</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>WMOidentifier</valueName><value>WGUS54 KMRX 050719</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>flashFloodDetection</valueName><value>OBSERVED</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>flashFloodDamageThreat</valueName><value>CONSIDERABLE</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>BLOCKCHANNEL</valueName><value>EAS</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>BLOCKCHANNEL</valueName><value>NWEM</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>EAS-ORG</valueName><value>WXR</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>VTEC</valueName><value>/O.NEW.KMRX.FF.W.0082.261105T0719Z-261105T1015Z/</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>eventEndingTime</valueName><value>2026-11-05T05:15:00-05:00</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>WEAHandling</valueName><value>Imminent Threat</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>CMAMtext</valueName><value>NWS: FLASH FLOOD WARNING this area til 5:15 AM EST. Avoid flooded areas.</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>CMAMlongtext</valueName><value>National Weather Service: A FLASH FLOOD WARNING is in effect for this area until 5:15 AM EST. This is a dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.</value></parameter><area><areaDesc>Cherokee, NC; Polk, TN</areaDesc><polygon>34.99,-84.57 35.08,-84.49 35.09,-84.08 35.0,-84.0 34.99,-84.0 34.99,-84.57</polygon><geocode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>037039</value></geocode><geocode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>047139</value></geocode><geocode><valueName>UGC</valueName><value>NCC039</value></geocode><geocode><valueName>UGC</valueName><value>TNC139</value></geocode></area></info><info><language>es-US</language><category>Met</category><event>Flash Flood Warning</event><responseType>Avoid</responseType><urgency>Immediate</urgency><severity>Severe</severity><certainty>Likely</certainty><eventCode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>FFW</value></eventCode><eventCode><valueName>NationalWeatherService</valueName><value>FFW</value></eventCode><effective>2026-11-05T02:19:00-05:00</effective><onset>2026-11-05T02:19:00-05:00</onset><expires>2026-11-05T05:15:00-05:00</expires><senderName>NWS Morristown TN</senderName><headline>Flash Flood Warning issued November 5 at 2:19AM EST until November 5 at 5:15AM EST by NWS Morristown TN</headline><description>FFWMRX

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina...
Southeastern Polk County in east Tennessee...

* Until 515 AM EST.

* At 219 AM EST, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches
of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.

SOURCE...Law enforcement reported multiple roads closed and water
going into homes in the Grassy Creek area.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses due to
recent heavy rainfall and runoff from places to the south.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Ducktown, Hot House, Copperhill, Culberson, William L. Davenport
Refuge and Big Frog Mountain.
</description><instruction>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.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.</instruction><web>http://www.weather.gov</web><parameter><valueName>AWIPSidentifier</valueName><value>FFWMRX</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>WMOidentifier</valueName><value>WGUS54 KMRX 050719</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>flashFloodDetection</valueName><value>OBSERVED</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>flashFloodDamageThreat</valueName><value>CONSIDERABLE</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>BLOCKCHANNEL</valueName><value>EAS</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>BLOCKCHANNEL</valueName><value>NWEM</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>EAS-ORG</valueName><value>WXR</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>VTEC</valueName><value>/O.NEW.KMRX.FF.W.0082.261105T0719Z-261105T1015Z/</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>eventEndingTime</valueName><value>2026-11-05T05:15:00-05:00</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>WEAHandling</valueName><value>Imminent Threat</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>CMAMtext</valueName><value>SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 5:15 AM EST. Evite areas inundadas.</value></parameter><parameter><valueName>CMAMlongtext</valueName><value>Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 5:15 AM EST. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.</value></parameter><area><areaDesc>Cherokee, NC; Polk, TN</areaDesc><polygon>34.99,-84.57 35.08,-84.49 35.09,-84.08 35.0,-84.0 34.99,-84.0 34.99,-84.57</polygon><geocode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>037039</value></geocode><geocode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>047139</value></geocode><geocode><valueName>UGC</valueName><value>NCC039</value></geocode><geocode><valueName>UGC</valueName><value>TNC139</value></geocode></area></info><Signature xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" xmlns:ns5="http://gov.fema.ipaws.services/IPAWS_CAPService/" xmlns:ns2="urn:oasis:names:tc:emergency:cap:1.2" xmlns:ns4="http://gov.fema.ipaws.services/capresponse" xmlns:ns3="http://gov.fema.ipaws.services/caprequest"><SignedInfo><CanonicalizationMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"/><SignatureMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256"/><Reference URI=""><Transforms><Transform Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#enveloped-signature"/></Transforms><DigestMethod Algorithm="http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256"/><DigestValue>4S51yFKjqmlwHbujen8VYY3EdvrcOpMQovYaG5Di3gU=</DigestValue></Reference></SignedInfo><SignatureValue>MrmKkk+ZqSA8E1NZmlXOWuRu+zYEcOtvfzx/+fDK03QuS3vHUrFnjV9qxOnvdO5Kmaq3Zi1EpTz4&#13;
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