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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

839 AM CST SUN MAR 17 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BLEDSOE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  RHEA COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE



* UNTIL 1145 AM CST(1245 PM EST)



* AT 838 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WHICH CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH   

  OF BLEDSOE COUNTY AS WELL AS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF RHEA COUNTY.     

  THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT IN PLACE  

  ACROSS THIS REGION. 



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT 2 TO 3  

INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE PAST 5 HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL  

INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT 3 HOURS.



AT 839 AM CST(939 AM EST) LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED NUMEROUS 

ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER IN MUCH OF BLEDSOE AND PRIMARILY 

NORTHERN SECTIONS OF RHEA COUNTY. SOME HOMES WERE BEING EVACUATED IN 

BOTH COUNTIES DUE TO RISING WATER. 



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.



LAT...LON 3576 8523 3555 8543 3541 8530 3547 8514

          3543 8501 3572 8471 3580 8476

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