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TNZ046-047-132115-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

502 PM EDT MON AUG 13 2001



...THE FLOOD WARNING FOR CARTER COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...



AT 457 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE

RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...AND THE FLOOD THREAT WAS

DIMINISHING. THEREFORE THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.



AT 435 PM EDT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED SCIOTA ROAD WAS CLOSED

DUE TO FLOODING.  THERE MAY STILL BE OTHER AREAS THAT HAVE LOCALIZED

FLOODING. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN THE 

SOUTH PORTION OF THE COUNTY.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS STILL IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR

THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.





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