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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

955 AM EDT MON AUG 2 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MONROE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL NOON EDT



* AT 955 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM NEAR TELLICO PLAINS TO COKER CREEK TO NEAR THE 

CHEROKEE...MONROE...POLK COUNTY BORDER. RAINFALL RATES HAVE 

APPROACHED 1.75 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST PART OF THE SHOWERS. 

THE HEAVIEST RAINS HAVE FALLEN IN THE TELLICO RIVER NEAR TELLICO 

PLAINS...IN DORSEY BRANCH AND JOHNS CREEK WHICH FLOW INTO THE 

TELLICO...AND IN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SHULER CREEK AND BRUSHY CREEK 

NEAR THE MONROE COUNTY LINE.



HIGHWAYS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED ARE HIGHWAYS 165 AND 68 IN MONROE 

COUNTY...AND ROADS NORTH OF APALACHIA LAKE TO THE MONROE COUNTY LINE 

IN CHEROKEE COUNTY.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS

AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO

TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. IF FLASH FLOODING IS

OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD

WATERS.



LAT...LON 3510 8415 3511 8430 3521 8429 3523 8432

      3522 8434 3524 8435 3525 8439 3546 8438

      3556 8413



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