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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

842 PM EDT WED JUN 17 2009



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ANDERSON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLINTON...

  BLOUNT COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MARYVILLE...ALCOA...

  KNOX COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE...

  LOUDON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

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

  ROANE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ROCKWOOD...OAK RIDGE...KINGSTON...

  SEVIER COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...



* UNTIL 1130 PM EDT



* AT 835 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING 

  FROM 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARYVILLE TO 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF      

  GATLINBURG...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF  

  MARYVILLE TO 13 MILES NORTH OF SYLVA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.



* THE STRONGEST STORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN OVER     

  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF BLOUNT AND SEVIER COUNTIES. HOWEVER...JUST   

  ABOUT ALL COUNTIES IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY  

  RAINS EARLIER...WITH ADDITIONAL LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS LIKELY TO      

  CAUSE FLASH FLOODING THIS EVENING.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN 



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 3551 8401 3553 8399 3555 8399 3554 8407

      3567 8432 3564 8437 3567 8442 3566 8453

      3582 8477 3625 8403 3617 8392 3609 8370

      3594 8350 3591 8332 3585 8328 3566 8333

      3561 8340 3555 8352 3555 8376 3549 8389



$$



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