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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

753 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009



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HAMBLEN TN-GRAINGER TN-UNION TN-JEFFERSON TN-

753 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR 

JEFFERSON...SOUTHERN UNION...GRAINGER AND HAMBLEN COUNTIES...



AT 750 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.  THESE 

STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTH OF 

RUTLEDGE TO 6 MILES EAST OF MAYNARDVILLE TO 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF 

MAYNARDVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTH OF 

RUTLEDGE TO 6 MILES EAST OF MAYNARDVILLE TO 7 MILES EAST OF LA 

FOLLETTE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BEAN

STATION...JEFFERSON CITY...MORRISTOWN...RUSSELLVILLE...NEW MARKET...

WHITE PINE AND DANDRIDGE



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. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH WATERS OF 

UNKNOWN DEPTH...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

MORRISTOWN.



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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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