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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN

703 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GILES COUNTY IN TENNESSEE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PULASKI

  LAWRENCE COUNTY IN TENNESSEE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG

  LINCOLN COUNTY IN TENNESSEE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE



* UNTIL 900 PM CDT



* AT 655 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAINFALL

  MOVING INTO LAWRENCE...GILES AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. RAINFALL IN EXCESS

  OF 2 INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN PARTS OF THESE COUNTIES AND WITH 

  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...FLASH

  FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL OCCUR. FLOODING OF STREETS AND 

  LOW LYING AREAS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.



* THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL MOVE...

  ACROSS LAWRENCE...GILES AND LINCOLN COUNTIES THROUGH 9 PM CDT



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.



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LAT...LON 3474 8762 3456 8628 3524 8641 3542 8752



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