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000 

WGUS54 KMRX 231845

FFWMRX

TNC093-105-232145-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

245 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  KNOX COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE

  LOUDON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LOUDON...LENOIR CITY



* UNTIL 545 PM EDT



* AT 240 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THREE TO FOUR INCHES OF 

RAIN HAD FALLEN IN THE PAST THREE HOURS. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 

OFFICIALS REPORTED IN THE PAST FEW MINUTES THAT NUMEROUS ROADS WERE 

STILL FLOODED ACROSS THE COUNTY.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO  

KNOXVILLE...FARRAGUT...LOUDON AND LENOIR CITY. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA THIS AFTERNOON.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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.



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

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA 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 3563 8424 3583 8404 3595 8367 3618 8377

      3600 8418 3588 8433 3566 8457 3567 8436



$$



TD

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000 

WGUS54 KMRX 231845

FFWMRX

TNC093-105-232145-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

245 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  KNOX COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE

  LOUDON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LOUDON...LENOIR CITY



* UNTIL 545 PM EDT



* AT 240 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THREE TO FOUR INCHES OF 

RAIN HAD FALLEN IN THE PAST THREE HOURS. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 

OFFICIALS REPORTED IN THE PAST FEW MINUTES THAT NUMEROUS ROADS WERE 

STILL FLOODED ACROSS THE COUNTY.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO  

KNOXVILLE...FARRAGUT...LOUDON AND LENOIR CITY. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA THIS AFTERNOON.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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.



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

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA 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 3563 8424 3583 8404 3595 8367 3618 8377

      3600 8418 3588 8433 3566 8457 3567 8436



$$



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