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FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN, TN
1015 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN, TN HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS ...

  CLINCH RIVER ABOVE TAZEWELL TN AFFECTING CLAIBORNE...GRAINGER AND 
  HANCOCK COUNTIES
  LITTLE PIGEON RIVER ABOVE SEVIERVILLE TN AFFECTING SEVIER COUNTY
  POWELL RIVER NEAR ARTHUR TN AFFECTING CLAIBORNE AND HANCOCK 
  COUNTIES

AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.  WITH THE GROUND ALREADY WET FROM RECENT RAINS...RUNOFF FROM THIS RAIN WILL BE ENHANCED...AND SOME FLOODING IS EXPECTED.

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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1015 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN, TN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE CLINCH RIVER ABOVE TAZEWELL TN.
* FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* AT 07:30 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.0 FEET AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.  
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR THE FLOOD STAGE OF 12.0 
  FEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN IS FORECAST TO BEGIN FALLING. 
* AT 12.0 FEET...FLOODING OF PASTURE LAND NEAR GRISSOM ISLAND 
  BEGINS. THE CITY OF TAZEWELL, TENNESSEE IS NOT AFFECTED BY FLOODING
  OF THE CLINCH RIVER.

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1015 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN, TN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE LITTLE PIGEON RIVER ABOVE SEVIERVILLE TN.
* FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 09:30 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 2.6 FEET AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.  
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 13.5 FEET AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING.
* AT 11.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.


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1015 AM EST MON FEB 28 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN, TN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE POWELL RIVER NEAR ARTHUR TN.
* FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT 09:15 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.0 FEET AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.  
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY      EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING.   
* AT 17.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.

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