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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
254 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

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KNOX TN-BLOUNT TN-
254 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  BLOUNT COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ALCOA...
  KNOX COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KNOXVILLE...

* UNTIL 445 AM EDT

* AT 252 AM EDT...A SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM WAS PRODUCING HEAVY 
RAINFALL ACROSS NORTHERN BLOUNT AND SOUTHERN KNOX COUNTIES. RADAR 
INDICATES THAT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE 
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM AS IT TRACKS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. 

LOCATIONS THAT WILL SEE HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING INCLUDE 
FARRAGUT...ALCOA...BEARDEN...AND KNOXVILLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

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LAT...LON 3609 8395 3595 8372 3569 8405 3585 8421

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