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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 546 PM CDT FRI AUG 9 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... BLEDSOE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PIKEVILLE... * UNTIL 845 PM CDT * AT 539 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF PIKEVILLE. NUMEROUS ROADS WERE FLOODED IN THIS AREA. * CREEKS AND STREAMS THAT MAY BE FLOODED INCLUDE COLD SPRING COVE BRANCH...AND MOCCASIN CREEK. OTHER CREEKS AND STREAMS THAT CONNECT TO THE SEQUATCHIE RIVER BETWEEN PIKEVILLE AND MELVINE MAY ALSO BE FLOODED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
Posted on: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 22:47:06 +0000

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