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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

430 PM EDT SAT MAY 17 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  RHEA COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE



* UNTIL 800 PM EDT



* AT 430 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SERIES

OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING OVER NORTHERN RHEA COUNTY

IN THE PINEY RIVER AREA. THESE STORMS ARE REPEATEDLY DUMPING HEAVY RAIN

ON THE SAME LOCATION.



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT

UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE PAST HOUR. ADDITIONAL 

EXCESSIVE RAIN WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALLER STREAMS FEEDING

THE PINEY RIVER...AND COULD CAUSE THE PINEY RIVER ITSELF TO FLOOD.



IN ADDITION...RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE SOME FLOODING OF SMALL

HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING

OF COUNTRY ROADS...FARMLANDS...AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE SUBJECT

TO FLOODING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF

WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.



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

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

IF YOU COME TO A FLOODED OR CLOSED ROAD...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN



LAT...LON 3551 8512 3544 8502 3548 8492 3555 8489

          3558 8482 3570 8478 3573 8472 3582 8481

          3577 8490 3565 8498 3559 8509



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000 

WGUS54 KMRX 172035

FFWMRX

TNC143-180000-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

430 PM EDT SAT MAY 17 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  RHEA COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE



* UNTIL 800 PM EDT



* AT 430 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SERIES

OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING OVER NORTHERN RHEA COUNTY

IN THE PINEY RIVER AREA. THESE STORMS ARE REPEATEDLY DUMPING HEAVY RAIN

ON THE SAME LOCATION.



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT

UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE PAST HOUR. ADDITIONAL 

EXCESSIVE RAIN WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALLER STREAMS FEEDING

THE PINEY RIVER...AND COULD CAUSE THE PINEY RIVER ITSELF TO FLOOD.



IN ADDITION...RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE SOME FLOODING OF SMALL

HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING

OF COUNTRY ROADS...FARMLANDS...AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE SUBJECT

TO FLOODING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF

WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.



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

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

IF YOU COME TO A FLOODED OR CLOSED ROAD...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN



LAT...LON 3551 8512 3544 8502 3548 8492 3555 8489

          3558 8482 3570 8478 3573 8472 3582 8481

          3577 8490 3565 8498 3559 8509



$$



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