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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

1008 AM EST SUN MAR 17 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BLOUNT COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  SEVIER COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE



* UNTIL 115 PM EST



* AT 1007 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR            

  INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN THAT CONTINUE MOVING  

  EAST AT 25 MPH ACROSS BLOUNT AND SEVIER COUNTIES.  THE             

  THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT IN PLACE      

  ACROSS THIS REGION. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...

  CLOVER HILL...FRIENDSVILLE...MARYVILLE...ALCOA...EAGLETON

  VILLAGE...HAPPY VALLEY...WILDWOOD...WALLAND...CADES COVE...SEYMOUR



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.



LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH 

WATER IN BOTH COUNTIES. ALSO...SOME HOMES WERE EVACUATED IN SEVIER 

COUNTY 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.



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