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000 

WGUS54 KHUN 060233

FFWHUN

TNC103-060830-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

829 PM CST FRI MAR 5 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LINCOLN COUNTY IN TENNESSEE



* UNTIL 230 AM CST



* AT 829 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL

  WAS MOVING ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY FROM WEST TO EAST. RADAR          

  INDICATES OVER AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST HALF HOUR    

  OVER PORTIONS OF FAR NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY. 



ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA THIS 

EVENING. IN THE HILLY TERRAIN...THIS WILL EASILY CAUSE FLASH 

FLOODING. RESIDENTS ALONG THE ELK RIVER SHOULD ALSO REMAIN ALERT IF 

PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  FAYETTEVILLE... PETERSBURG... DELLROSE... AND TAFT.



DURING FLASH FLOODING...WATER LEVELS IN AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS CAN

RAPIDLY INCREASE...TRANSFORMING THEM INTO RAGING CURRENTS. NEVER

ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOOD WATERS BY VEHICLE OR FOOT. MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...

ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE RISING WATERS



LAT...LON 3538 8658 3531 8651 3521 8638 3513 8637

          3500 8632 3500 8684 3529 8682



$$ 



JE/23

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000 

WGUS54 KHUN 060233

FFWHUN

TNC103-060830-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL

829 PM CST FRI MAR 5 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LINCOLN COUNTY IN TENNESSEE



* UNTIL 230 AM CST



* AT 829 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL

  WAS MOVING ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY FROM WEST TO EAST. RADAR          

  INDICATES OVER AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST HALF HOUR    

  OVER PORTIONS OF FAR NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY. 



ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA THIS 

EVENING. IN THE HILLY TERRAIN...THIS WILL EASILY CAUSE FLASH 

FLOODING. RESIDENTS ALONG THE ELK RIVER SHOULD ALSO REMAIN ALERT IF 

PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  FAYETTEVILLE... PETERSBURG... DELLROSE... AND TAFT.



DURING FLASH FLOODING...WATER LEVELS IN AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS CAN

RAPIDLY INCREASE...TRANSFORMING THEM INTO RAGING CURRENTS. NEVER

ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOOD WATERS BY VEHICLE OR FOOT. MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...

ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE RISING WATERS



LAT...LON 3538 8658 3531 8651 3521 8638 3513 8637

          3500 8632 3500 8684 3529 8682



$$ 



JE/23

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