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WGUS54 KMRX 052228

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TNC129-145-060130-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

623 PM EDT MON MAY 5 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MORGAN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  ROANE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE



* UNTIL 930 PM EDT



* AT 618 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

  LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING EAST       

  AROUND 50 MPH ACROSS MORGAN AND ROANE COUNTIES. THIS AREA OF       

  THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDS FARTHER WEST INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE...WITH    

  HEAVY RAIN LIKELY TO CONTINUE ACROSS THESE COUNTIES FOR THE NEXT   

  FEW HOURS.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...

  BRADBURY...DEARMOND...KINGSTON...HARRIMAN...OAKDALE...FAIRVIEW...

  PETROS...PAINT ROCK...PINE ORCHARD...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT UP TO AN 

INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE PAST HOUR. AN ADDITIONAL 

TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT TWO TO 

THREE HOURS.



AT 623 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED SOME FLOODING OF LOW 

LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO

ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3615 8488 3568 8458 3592 8425 3623 8454



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000 

WGUS54 KMRX 052228

FFWMRX

TNC129-145-060130-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

623 PM EDT MON MAY 5 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MORGAN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  ROANE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE



* UNTIL 930 PM EDT



* AT 618 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

  LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING EAST       

  AROUND 50 MPH ACROSS MORGAN AND ROANE COUNTIES. THIS AREA OF       

  THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDS FARTHER WEST INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE...WITH    

  HEAVY RAIN LIKELY TO CONTINUE ACROSS THESE COUNTIES FOR THE NEXT   

  FEW HOURS.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...

  BRADBURY...DEARMOND...KINGSTON...HARRIMAN...OAKDALE...FAIRVIEW...

  PETROS...PAINT ROCK...PINE ORCHARD...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT UP TO AN 

INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE PAST HOUR. AN ADDITIONAL 

TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT TWO TO 

THREE HOURS.



AT 623 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED SOME FLOODING OF LOW 

LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO

ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3615 8488 3568 8458 3592 8425 3623 8454



$$



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