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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

630 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN EXTENDED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BLEDSOE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  CAMPBELL COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  MARION COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  MORGAN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  RHEA COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  SEQUATCHIE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  AND INCLUDED ROANE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE



* UNTIL 930 AM EST(830 AM CST)



* AT 627 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THIS      

  ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST WITH HOURLY RAINFALL RATES RANGING

  FROM ONE TENTH TO ONE THIRD OF AN INCH AN HOUR. 



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT TWO TO 

THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. AN 

ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT THREE HOURS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE SOME FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...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.

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

ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3660 8385 3625 8412 3618 8442 3594 8428

          3543 8502 3547 8515 3507 8544 3509 8587

          3541 8546 3549 8554 3573 8527 3576 8486

          3593 8464 3612 8485 3657 8466

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