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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

251 PM EDT THU APR 7 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BLEDSOE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PIKEVILLE

  BRADLEY COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLEVELAND

  HAMILTON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHATTANOOGA

  MARION COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF JASPER

  MEIGS COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DECATUR

  RHEA COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DAYTON

  SEQUATCHIE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DUNLAP



* UNTIL 645 PM EDT(545 PM CDT)



* AT 247 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING   

FROM A SERIES OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY... 

SPECIFICALLY BETWEEN RED BANK AND SODDY-DAISY.  THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE 

ALSO BEEN FALLING OVER THE SEQUATCHIE VALLEY...AND THEY ARE HEADED 

TOWARD RHEA AND MEIGS COUNTIES.  THEREFORE...THE WARNING WAS ISSUED 

FOR ALL THESE AREAS.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ALL AREAS IN THE WARNED COUNTIES 

EXCEPT MOUNTAINS AND SIGNIFICANT HILLS.  NOT ALL THESE AREAS WILL 

EXPERIENCE FLOODING...BUT THE POTENTIAL IS THERE AND CAUTION SHOULD 

BE EXERCISED.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA PREPARE TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND 

IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE 

IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT 

TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT 

OR BY AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 3500 8585 3501 8477 3525 8472 3536 8486

      3568 8460 3582 8484 3576 8525 3553 8559

      3525 8584



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