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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

350 AM EST SAT MAR 6 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR RHEA COUNTY UNTIL 530 AM

EST...



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...EVENSVILLE...SPRING CITY...

GRANDVIEW...GRAYSVILLE



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT AROUND 3 

INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE PAST 5 HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL 1/2 

INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 2 HOURS.



AT 345 AM EST LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED EVACUATIONS IN THE

SPRING CITY AREA DUE TO FLOODING OF PINEY CREEK.  ALSO...ROARING

CREEK NEAR THE GRAYSVILLE AREA WAS FLOODING AS WELL.



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 UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3551 8513 3544 8499 3576 8472 3581 8483



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