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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

641 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GREENE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE



* UNTIL 945 PM EDT



* AT 637 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A

  THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR CEDAR CREEK...OR 13 MILES

  SOUTHWEST OF GREENEVILLE.  THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING THE FLASH

  FLOOD WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...

  CANEY BRANCH...CEDAR CREEK...CAMP CREEK



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT 2 INCHES 

OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST 1 HOUR.  AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 

INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS.



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.



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.



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