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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

107 PM EST WED JAN 23 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MCMINN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE



* UNTIL 300 PM EST



* AT 103 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING TO MOVE NORTHEAST

  ACROSS MCMINN COUNTY.   



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...

  RICEVILLE...HILLSVIEW...ATHENS...CLEAR WATER...ETOWAH...

  ENGLEWOOD...NIOTA



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAVE FALLEN OVER MUCH OF MCMINN 

COUNTY...WITH MORE THAN 3 INCHES OVER NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE 

COUNTY.  AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OR MORE OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE  

OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS RAIN WILL CAUSE SOME FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...THIS

STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF COUNTRY ROADS...FARMLANDS...AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.



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