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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
548 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011

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UNION TN-CLAIBORNE TN-GRAINGER TN-HANCOCK TN-KNOX TN-
548 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR KNOX...HANCOCK...
GRAINGER...CLAIBORNE AND UNION COUNTIES...

AT 545 PM...DOPPLER RADAR REVEALED A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN OVER THE ENTIRE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY...WHICH WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE EVENING TONIGHT. THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT
PROMPTED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY...WITH
THE FLOODING THREAT TRANSITIONING TO MORE OF A GRADUAL RISE ON AREA
STREAMS AND RIVERS. THUS...WHILE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELED...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT FOR
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL EAST TENNESSEE AND THE NORTHERN CUMBERLAND
PLATEAU ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION TONIGHT IF VENTURING
OUT ON THE ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3659 8306 3614 8361 3614 8364 3611 8365
      3612 8368 3610 8367 3609 8371 3607 8370
      3604 8374 3619 8395 3626 8401 3637 8395
      3640 8395 3640 8390 3652 8397 3660 8395

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