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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

236 AM EDT SUN AUG 5 2001



...FLOOD WARNING FOR GREENE COUNTY TENNESSEE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 

600 AM EDT...



FLOOD WATERS AROUND THE NOLICHUCKY RIVER HAVE RECEDED SOME SINCE

YESTERDAY...HOWEVER AREAS IN SOUTHEAST GREENE COUNTY REMAIN 

FLOODED. MANY ROADS ARE STILL CLOSED AND SEVERAL BRIDGES HAVE BEEN 

DAMAGED.



ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. THE SEVERITY OF FLOODING ALONG 

AND ACROSS ROADWAYS IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE AT NIGHT. YOU ARE 

PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN THE WARNED AREA. TAKE ACTION NOW

IMMEDIATELY MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND AWAY FROM THE WATER. MOST FLOOD

DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER

COVERS THE ROAD. NEVER CROSS A FLOWING STREAM, EVEN A SMALL ONE ON

FOOT.



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