THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED AN * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... ANDERSON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... CAMPBELL COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LA FOLLETTE... COCKE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... GRAINGER COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... GREENE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GREENEVILLE... HAMBLEN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MORRISTOWN... HAWKINS COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF JEFFERSON CITY... KNOX COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... UNION COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MAYNARDVILLE... * UNTIL 730 PM EDT * AT 530 PM EDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ABOVE COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST. ONE TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN DURING THE PAST HOUR IN PARTS OF THIS AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE INCH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. 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. 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. 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. && LAT...LON 3660 8406 3659 8399 3636 8396 3625 8375 3624 8343 3634 8323 3632 8309 3625 8289 3608 8271 3602 8343 3624 8439 3660 8425 MC
Posted on: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 21:32:59 +0000
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