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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

634 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GRAINGER COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF RUTLEDGE...

  HAMBLEN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MORRISTOWN...

  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON CITY...DANDRIDGE...        

  SOUTHERN UNION COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MAYNARDVILLE...



* UNTIL 930 PM EDT



* AT 626 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 

  MPH...ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA. THESE AREAS HAD ALREADY      

  RECEIVED HEAVY RAINS...WITH MORE STORMS UPSTREAM OVER SOUTHEAST    

  KENTUCKY...WHICH MAY ALSO PASS ACROSS LATER THIS EVENING. 



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NEW

  MARKET...BEAN STATION...WHITE PINE AND RUSSELLVILLE



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



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 3635 8326 3630 8327 3631 8318 3625 8309

      3618 8317 3613 8317 3615 8321 3612 8324

      3605 8324 3591 8331 3609 8368 3617 8374

      3617 8381 3627 8400 3636 8369 3633 8364

      3637 8357 3637 8345 3642 8340



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