000 WGUS44 KMRX 060854 FLWMRX BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 454 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 TNC007-009-011-065-105-107-115-121-123-139-143-145-153-061445- /O.NEW.KMRX.FA.W.0016.110906T0854Z-110906T1445Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RHEA TN-ROANE TN-SEQUATCHIE TN-LOUDON TN-BLEDSOE TN-BRADLEY TN- HAMILTON TN-MCMINN TN-MARION TN-MEIGS TN-MONROE TN-BLOUNT TN-POLK TN- 454 AM EDT TUE SEP 6 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN... BLEDSOE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PIKEVILLE... BLOUNT COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... BRADLEY COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLEVELAND... HAMILTON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHATTANOOGA... LOUDON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... MARION COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... MCMINN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ATHENS... MEIGS COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DECATUR... MONROE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SWEETWATER...MADISONVILLE... POLK COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BENTON... RHEA COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DAYTON... ROANE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... SEQUATCHIE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DUNLAP... * UNTIL 1045 AM EDT/945 AM CDT/ * AT 449 AM EDT/349 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTINUE TO REPORT FLOODING OF MAINLY SECONDARY ROADWAYS. SHOWERS WITH MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL LESS THAN ONE INCH WHICH WILL FURTHER AGGRAVATE THE EXISTING FLOODING CONDITIONS. RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUT ON THE ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. && LAT...LON 3498 8566 3574 8512 3577 8491 3586 8477 3582 8478 3572 8470 3572 8463 3563 8458 3567 8432 3554 8408 3556 8400 3551 8401 3549 8394 3541 8401 3531 8403 3524 8413 3527 8423 3498 8461 $$ DH