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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

109 PM EDT WED JUN 23 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR WASHINGTON...HAWKINS AND

GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM EDT...



AT 109 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG A LINE 

EXTENDING FROM AVONDALE TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST. CLAIR...OR ALONG 

A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES WEST OF JOHNSON CITY TO 5 MILES 

NORTHEAST OF MORRISTOWN. THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING THE FLASH FLOOD 

WERE MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...BAILEYTON...GRAY...ROMEO...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT 1.5 TO 2.5 

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

2 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS.



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 3632 8235 3625 8302 3638 8327 3644 8242



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