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WGUS54 KMRX 042142

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TNC059-179-050100-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

527 PM EDT SAT AUG 4 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CONTINUED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...WASHINGTON AND GREENE COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE.



THE NOLICHUCKY RIVER HAS EXCEEDED ITS BANKS IN MANY LOCATIONS.

THIS INCLUDES THE CREEKS THAT FEED INTO THE RIVER. ONLY ISOLATED

SHOWER ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...STRONGER AND 

MORE CONCENTRATED ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE IN NORTH CAROLINA WHICH WOULD

CAUSE AN INCREASE IN WATER LEVELS IN THE HEADWATERS OF THE 

NOLICHUCKY. 



ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING

INDOORS, YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.



HARDEST HIT AREAS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY ARE IN THE TELFORD AND 

LIMESTONE AREAS EXTENDING TO THE NOLICHUCKY RIVER. MANY ROAD 

CLOSURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED INCLUDING.

CLARKS CREEK...FRANK STANTON...CORBY BRIDGE...LITTLE CASSI CREEK

...YANKEE CAMP....PAINTER CREEK...BEARFIELD...AND UPPER AND LOWER END

OF CASSI RD.



NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE DAVE CROCKETT LAKE

AREA OF GREENE COUNTY. TRAVEL AROUND THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE 

COUNTY...ANYWHERE NEAR THE NOLICHUCKY RIVER SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS 

DANGEROUS DUE THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL RISES IN WATER 

LEVELS...DESPITE THE LACK OF LOCAL RAINFALL.



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

MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT CROSS BRIDGES,

DIPS, OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A

FLOWING STREAM, EVEN A SMALL ONE, ON FOOT. IMMEDIATELY MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND TO ESCAPE RISING WATER.



$$



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@RUKWBCe+KDENWGUS54 KMRX 042142

FFWMRX

TNC059-179-050100-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

527 PM EDT SAT AUG 4 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CONTINUED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...WASHINGTON AND GREENE COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE

UNTIL 900 PM EDT.



THE NOLICHUCKY RIVER HAS EXCEEDED ITS BANKS IN MANY LOCATIONS.

THIS INCLUDES THE CREEKS THAT FEED INTO THE RIVER. ONLY ISOLATED

SHOWER ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...STRONGER AND 

MORE CONCENTRATED ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE IN NORTH CAROLINA WHICH WOULD

CAUSE AN INCREASE IN WATER LEVELS IN THE HEADWATERS OF THE 

NOLICHUCKY. 



ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING

INDOORS, YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.



HARDEST HIT AREAS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY ARE IN THE TELFORD AND 

LIMESTONE AREAS EXTENDING TO THE NOLICHUCKY RIVER. MANY ROAD 

CLOSURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED INCLUDING.

CLARKS CREEK...FRANK STANTON...CORBY BRIDGE...LITTLE CASSI CREEK

...YANKEE CAMP....PAINTER CREEK...BEARFIELD...AND UPPER AND LOWER END

OF CASSI RD.



NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE DAVE CROCKETT LAKE

AREA OF GREENE COUNTY. TRAVEL AROUND THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE 

COUNTY...ANYWHERE NEAR THE NOLICHUCKY RIVER SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS 

DANGEROUS DUE THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL RISES IN WATER 

LEVELS...DESPITE THE LACK OF LOCAL RAINFALL.



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

MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT CROSS BRIDGES,

DIPS, OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A

FLOWING STREAM, EVEN A SMALL ONE, ON FOOT. IMMEDIATELY MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND TO ESCAPE RISING WATER.



$$



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