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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

636 PM EDT MON AUG 13 2001



...THE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING FOR UNICOI COUNTY... 



AT 631 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  

SHOWERS OVER UNICOI COUNTY. THESE SHOWERS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 10 

MPH...AND SHOULD EXIT UNICOI COUNTY BY 8 PM. THESE SHOWERS MAY BRING 

UP TO A HALF INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAIN OVER THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS. 

FLOODING WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...BUT THE FLOOD THREAT WILL 

SLOWLY DIMINISH.



MANY ROADS REMAINED CLOSED ACROSS UNICOI COUNTY. TRAVEL IN NOT 

RECOMMENDED ACROSS THE COUNTY THIS EVENING



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



DO NOT DRIVE WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A

FLOODED AREA ON FOOT.



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

THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.



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