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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1129 AM EDT Tue May 4 2021

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Blount TN-Sevier TN-
1129 AM EDT Tue May 4 2021

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Blount County in east Tennessee...
  Central Sevier County in east Tennessee...

* Until 530 PM EDT Tuesday.

* At 1129 AM EDT, Emergency management officials continue to report
  heavy rain in the warned area due to thunderstorms. Flooding is
  already occurring with various roadways already being closed
  county wide. Between 3 and 4 inches of rain have fallen over the
  last 6 hours.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Maryville, Sevierville, Alcoa, Pigeon Forge, Eagleton Village,
  Townsend, Wears Valley, Roundtop Mountain State Park, McMahan,
  Seymour, Walland, Harrisburg, Wildwood, Great Smoky Mountains
  National Park, Fairgarden and Bird Crossing.

Additional rainfall amounts of around 1 inch are possible in the
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.

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LAT...LON 3577 8397 3598 8355 3596 8352 3594 8351
      3594 8349 3593 8349 3592 8346 3593 8345
      3592 8345 3593 8339 3591 8339 3592 8335
      3591 8333 3590 8331 3589 8332 3589 8331
      3587 8331 3587 8329 3561 8380 3567 8394

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CDG