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WGUS44 KMRX 100021
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
721 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2024
TNC009-029-155-100545-
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BLOUNT TN-COCKE TN-SEVIER TN-
721 PM EST TUE JAN 9 2024
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EST WEDNESDAY
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF EAST TENNESSEE, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, BLOUNT, COCKE AND SEVIER.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1245 AM EST.
* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 721 PM EST, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED HEAVY RAIN OVER
THE LAST 24 HOURS IN THE WARNED AREA HAS CONTINUED TO CAUSE
FLOODING ISSUES. NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES REMAIN IN PLACE.
BETWEEN 2.5 AND 4.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 0.5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GATLINBURG, PITTMAN CENTER, TOWNSEND, ELKMONT, GREAT SMOKY
MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND ROUNDTOP MOUNTAIN STATE PARK.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS, RIVERS, OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.
LAT...LON 3554 8380 3565 8379 3571 8364 3578 8334
3575 8319 3574 8318 3573 8324 3572 8326
3570 8325 3566 8330 3566 8335 3562 8340
3561 8345 3556 8350 3556 8359 3558 8361
3557 8364 3556 8377
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