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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN

912 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  STEWART COUNTY IN TENNESSEE



* UNTIL 1215 PM CDT



* AT 907 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY 

  HEAVY RAIN OVER SOUTHERN STEWART COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE

  MORE THAN 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE AREA BETWEEN HIGHWAY 49 

  AND HIGHWAY 232 IN SOUTHWEST STEWART COUNTY.



* THE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO TEMPORARILY 

   OVERFLOW AND WELL AS PONDING IN LOW AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE

  CAUTIOUS ON AREA ROADWAYS DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF HYDROPLANING.



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. NEVER TRY TO CROSS

A FLOWING STREAM, EVEN A SMALL ONE, ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER,

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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JLM





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