000 WGUS44 KMRX 282142 FLWMRX BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 442 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011 TNC001-013-025-057-067-093-129-145-151-173-010030- /O.NEW.KMRX.FA.W.0003.110228T2142Z-110301T0030Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ROANE TN-ANDERSON TN-MORGAN TN-GRAINGER TN-UNION TN-CAMPBELL TN- HANCOCK TN-CLAIBORNE TN-SCOTT TN-KNOX TN- 442 PM EST MON FEB 28 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN... ANDERSON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLINTON... CAMPBELL COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LA FOLLETTE... CLAIBORNE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... GRAINGER COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... HANCOCK COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... KNOX COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... MORGAN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WARTBURG... ROANE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ONEIDA... UNION COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MAYNARDVILLE... * UNTIL 730 PM EST * AT 436 PM EST LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLATEAU AND WESTERN TENNESSEE VALLEY CONTINUED TO REPORT FLOODING OF BACK- ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS. PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. BE ESPECIALLY ALERT TO WATER ACROSS ROADWAYS. A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. && LAT...LON 3660 8347 3649 8337 3641 8338 3640 8344 3636 8346 3633 8368 3621 8370 3617 8375 3619 8394 3599 8413 3594 8426 3591 8426 3606 8434 3591 8468 3608 8480 3615 8491 3628 8488 3630 8480 3640 8467 3661 8476 $$ DH