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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

903 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR GREENE COUNTY UNTIL 1015 PM

EDT...



AT 903 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN IN MOHAWK...OR 13 MILES WEST OF 

GREENEVILLE. THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING THE FLASH FLOOD WAS MOVING 

EAST AT 10 MPH.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...MOHAWK...MOSHEIM...ROMEO...

NOLICHUCKY DAM...GREENEVILLE...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT UP TO 4  

INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 

2 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT HOUR.



AT 845 PM EDT GREENE COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED WATER ACROSS

SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY 11E BETWEEN MOHAWK AND GREENEVILLE.  FLOODING OF

LOW LYING AREAS ARE ALSO LIKELY 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. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER

SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3620 8313 3616 8313 3599 8287 3608 8265

      3640 8267 3635 8289



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