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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

618 PM EST SUN MAR 17 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR KNOX...SEVIER...JEFFERSON...AND

COCKE COUNTIES UNTIL 6:45 PM...



EXTREME RAIN SHOWERS HAVE MOVED LARGELY OUT OF CENTRAL EAST 

TENNESSEE FOR THE TIME BEING. RAIN TOTALS OF BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES 

SINCE LAST NIGHT HAVE PRODUCED FLASH FLOODING OVER THE FOUR COUNTY 

AREA. IN TURN...ROADS TOO NUMEROUS TO NAME HAVE BEEN CLOSED AND 

TRAVEL DISRUPTED OVER WIDE AREAS.



EVEN THOUGH THE RAIN HAS STOPPED FOR NOW...RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS 

RAINS IS STILL COMING OFF MOUNTAINS AND OFF URBANIZED AREAS. CREEKS 

ARE RUNNING HIGH AND A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PIGEON 

RIVER INCLUDING NEWPORT.



MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING AND FLOODING WILL LIKELY 

RESUME OR WORSEN TONIGHT. THE DANGER IS NOT OVER.



STAY OUT OF FLOODED AREAS. NEVER...NEVER...NEVER DRIVE INTO FLOODED 

ROADS. IF AUTHORIZED OFFICIALS ASK YOU TO EVACUATE...FOLLOW THEIR 

INSTRUCTIONS.



CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS AND BE READY TO ACT IMMEDIATELY

IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION 

THAT CARRY CURRENT WEATHER INFORMATION AND WARNINGS.



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