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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

1154 AM EDT MON AUG 13 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CARTER AND UNICOI COUNTIES

UNTIL 1245 PM EDT...



AT 1154 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

THAT THE HEAVY RAIN HAS STOPPED...BUT AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE 

RAIN CONTINUES.  HOWEVER...THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING STILL EXISTS

FROM THE RUNOFF OF THE PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...BANNER HILL...LIMESTONE COVE...

UNICOI AND ERWIN.



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT OVER 

2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL 

1/2 INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT HOUR.



AT 1150 AM EDT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED SERIOUS FLOODING IN THE

CITIES OF UNICOI AND ERWIN.  AT 1125 AM...HARRISON TRAILER PARK WAS

REPORTED UNDERWATER IN THE CITY OF ERWIN.



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.



ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WITH HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE THIS

AFTERNOON.  A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY. 

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR FAVORITE RADIO 

AND TV STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE.



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