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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

453 PM EDT SAT MAY 17 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ANDERSON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  CAMPBELL COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  MORGAN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  ROANE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE



* UNTIL 800 PM EDT



* AT 451 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD

  ALONG THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. THEY WILL SLIDE EASTWARD FOR THE NEXT

  FEW HOURS. SOME LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE  HEAVY RAIN FROM DIFFERENT

  STORMS MOVING OVER THE SAME SPOT.



NUMEROUS STREAMS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS. MOUNTAINOUS AREAS

HOLLOWS WITH WATER IN THEM ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS PLACES TO BE. ALSO, 

URBANIZED AREAS WILL FLOOD EASILY.



MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. IF YOU COME TO A CLOSED OR FLOODED ROAD, 

TURN AROUND DONT DROWN IT IS NOT WORTH YOUR LIFE...OR YOUR CHILDRENS...

TO MAKE A SHORT CUT.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS THAT

CARRY WEATHER INFORMATION FOR MORE DETAILS.



LAT...LON 3580 8474 3565 8458 3618 8398 3624 8403

          3640 8398 3641 8393 3656 8401 3657 8474

          3614 8487



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