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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN

620 PM CDT WED JUN 26 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN TENNESSEE



* UNTIL 815 PM CDT



* AT 616 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN OVER NORTHERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY FROM PLEASANT HILL NORTHWEST

  ACROSS INTERSTATE 40 NEAR MILE MARKER 315 AND EXTENDING ACROSS

  THE CATOOSA WILDLIFE AREA. 



* DOPPLER RADAR IS ESTIMATING 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN

  THIS AREA IN THE PAST HOUR. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING OF 

  ROADWAYS AND LOW AREAS IN NORTHERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. MOTORISTS

  SHOULD USE CAUTION 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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