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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

1036 AM EDT MON AUG 13 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR UNICOI COUNTY UNTIL 1245 PM

EDT...



AT 1033 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE MODERATE RAINFALL IN UNICOI COUNTY.  MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...BANNER HILL...UNICOI...ERWIN



AT 1015 AM EDT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED NUMEROUS FLOODING OF

ROADS ACROSS THE CITIES OF UNICOI AND ERWIN.  EVACUATIONS ARE IN 

PROGRESS IN THE CITY OF UNICOI.



DURING HEAVY RAINS...KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...WATER

CATCHMENTS...AND WATERWAYS. SHALLOW...GENTLY FLOWING WATER CAN BECOME

A RAGING TORRENT IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.



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.



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