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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
831 AM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023

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Blount TN-Monroe TN-
831 AM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...A portion of east Tennessee, including the following
  counties, Blount and Monroe.

* WHEN...Until 1100 AM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
  and flood-prone locations occurring. Expect many areas of slow
  moving or standing water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 831 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
    indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is
    already occurring in the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches
    of rain have fallen.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Vonore, Citico Beach, Tariffville, Citico, Talassee, McGee
    Carson Peninsula and Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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LAT...LON 3552 8388 3550 8390 3548 8391 3546 8395
      3546 8396 3545 8397 3544 8399 3541 8401
      3541 8402 3539 8401 3537 8401 3535 8402
      3535 8404 3545 8431 3551 8430 3558 8424


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