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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN

238 PM CST SAT FEB 22 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN TENNESSEE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CROSSVILLE



* UNTIL 545 PM CST



* AT 236 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS REPEATEDLY MOVING OVER CUMBERLAND COUNTY.



* MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA

  FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...PRODUCING UP TO AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO 

  INCHES OF RAINFALL. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND 

  LOW LYING AREAS. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH 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.



FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.





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LAT...LON 3597 8523 3585 8513 3595 8475 3611 8494



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