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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN

612 AM CST SUN MAR 31 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  PERRY COUNTY IN TENNESSEE



* UNTIL 915 AM CST



* AT 603 AM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAINFALL ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 100 THROUGH PERRY COUNTY.

  RADAR ESTIMATES ALMOST 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST 3 HOURS.



* EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAINFALL THIS MORNING BEFORE RAINFALL

  BEGINS TO SLACK OFF. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THIS AREA MAY COME 

  TO NEAR BANKFULL AND POSSIBLY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS.



MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF HYDROPLANING 

AS WATER COLLECTS ON AREA ROADWAYS.



A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. MOST

FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES,

DIPS, OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER,

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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