WGUS44 KMRX 072047
FLWMRX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN, TN
347 PM EST WED DEC 7 2011

...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TENNESSEE...
  PIGEON RIVER AT NEWPORT TN AFFECTING COCKE COUNTY

A RAPID RIVER RISE OF NEARLY ONE FOOT IN 30 MINUTES TIME OCCURRED ON
THE PIGEON RIVER AT NEWPORT BEGINNING AROUND 230 PM. ADDITIONAL BUT
SLOWER RISES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. THUS
THE FLOOD FORECAST HAS BEEN INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE
SEVERITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST DEATHS IN FLOODS OCCUR IN CARS. IF YOU COME TO A CLOSED OR
FLOODED ROAD, TURN AROUND! DON'T DROWN! FOR MORE DETAILS, STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO THAT CARRY
WEATHER INFORMATION.

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TNC029-081047-
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/NEPT1.2.ER.111207T1928Z.111208T0000Z.111208T0820Z.NO/
347 PM EST WED DEC 7 2011

...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...THE
FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE PIGEON RIVER AT NEWPORT TN.
* UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT 03:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 10.5 FEET BY THIS
  EVENING...BUT IS THEN EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING. THE RIVER WILL
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE DURING THURSDAY MORNING.

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