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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

1140 AM EDT WED JUN 23 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GREENE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  HAWKINS COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE



* UNTIL 245 PM EDT



* AT 1132 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM MOORESBURG TO FALL

  BRANCH...OR FROM 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF MORRISTOWN TO 10 MILES SOUTH

  OF KINGSPORT.  THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING THE FLASH FLOOD

  WAS MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...

  KEPLER...FALL BRANCH...MOORESBURG...ROGERSVILLE...MCCLOUD...GRAY...

  ST. CLAIR...BULLS GAP...MOHAWK...ROMEO



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT 1 TO 2 

INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS IN SOUTHERN 

HAWKINS...EXTREME NORTHERN GREENE...AND EXTREME NORTHERN WASHINGTON 

COUNTIES. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED OVER THE 

NEXT 2 HOURS OVER THESE SAME AREAS.



DURING HEAVY RAINS...KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...WATER

CATCHMENTS...AND WATERWAYS. SHALLOW...GENTLY FLOWING WATER CAN BECOME

A RAGING TORRENT IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.



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 3638 8328 3618 8307 3633 8238 3643 8240

      3644 8266 3651 8270



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WGUS54 KMRX 231543

FFWMRX

TNC059-073-179-231845-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

1140 AM EDT WED JUN 23 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GREENE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  HAWKINS COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE



* UNTIL 245 PM EDT



* AT 1132 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM MOORESBURG TO FALL

  BRANCH...OR FROM 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF MORRISTOWN TO 10 MILES SOUTH

  OF KINGSPORT.  THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING THE FLASH FLOOD

  WAS MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...

  KEPLER...FALL BRANCH...MOORESBURG...ROGERSVILLE...MCCLOUD...GRAY...

  ST. CLAIR...BULLS GAP...MOHAWK...ROMEO



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT 1 TO 2 

INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS IN SOUTHERN 

HAWKINS...EXTREME NORTHERN GREENE...AND EXTREME NORTHERN WASHINGTON 

COUNTIES. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED OVER THE 

NEXT 2 HOURS OVER THESE SAME AREAS.



DURING HEAVY RAINS...KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...WATER

CATCHMENTS...AND WATERWAYS. SHALLOW...GENTLY FLOWING WATER CAN BECOME

A RAGING TORRENT IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.



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 3638 8328 3618 8307 3633 8238 3643 8240

      3644 8266 3651 8270



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