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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN

318 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LAWRENCE COUNTY IN TENNESSEE



* UNTIL 515 PM CDT



* AT 313 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN FALLING IN WESTERN PARTS OF LAWRENCE COUNTY AROUND CHISHOLM CREEK...

  MCCRORY CREEK AND IN NORTH CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTY AROUND SOWELL BRANCH.

  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES HAVE TOTALED ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES IN THESE

  AREAS WITH MORE RAIN TO COME. 



* THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL MOVE SLOWLY OVER

  THE AREA FOR THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS. THIS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING

  OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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 3511 8769 3499 8753 3505 8724 3541 8746



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