WGUS54 KMRX 051645 FFWMRX TNC025-057-067-093-173-052245- /O.NEW.KMRX.FF.W.0023.110905T1645Z-110905T2245Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1245 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CLAIBORNE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... GRAINGER COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF RUTLEDGE... HANCOCK COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SNEEDVILLE... KNOX COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... UNION COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MAYNARDVILLE... * UNTIL 645 PM EDT * AT 1236 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ESTIMATED BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCEHS...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WILL CAUSE FLOODING ON CREEKS AND STREAMS. ROADS ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE FLOODED. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TAZEWELL...RUTLEDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...SNEEDVILLE...AND HARROGATE-SHAWANEE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...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. && 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 $$ DGS