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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN

416 AM CDT MON JUL 30 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WAYNE COUNTY IN TENNESSEE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WAYNESBORO



* UNTIL 615 AM CDT



* AT 411 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY  

  HEAVY RAIN OVER WAYNESBORO AND OTHER AREAS IN NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY.

 

  DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR HAS INDICATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF

  THREE INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF WAYNE COUNTY SINCE 1 AM.



  RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE

  NORTHWEST OF WAYNE COUNTY THAT WILL TRAIN ACROSS THE AREA THE WARNED

  AREA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.



 BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

 DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

 QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

 IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

 

 DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

 ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

 SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

 MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.



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