Tuesday, August 26, 2008

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RVR FLD STMNT- NWS IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED AN URBAN & SML STREAM FLD ADVSRY FOR ANDERSON CNTY IN E TN THS INCLDS CLINTON BLOUNT CNTY IN E TN THS INCLDS CITIES OF MARYVILLE ALCOA CAMPBELL CNTY IN E TN THS INCLDS LA FOLLETTE W CLAIBORNE CNTY IN E TN KNOX CNTY IN E TN THS INCLDS KNOXVILLE LOUDON CNTY IN E TN THS INCLDS CITIES OF LOUDON LENOIR CITY MORGAN CNTY IN E TN THS INCLDS WARTBURG ROANE CNTY IN E TN THS INCLDS CITIES OF ROCKWOOD OAK RIDGE KINGSTON SCOTT CNTY IN E TN THS INCLDS ONEIDA UNION CNTY IN E TN UNTL 1230PM EDT @ 932AM EDT HVY RAIN FRM WHAT WAS TRPCL STRM FAY WAS MVNG ONTO CNTRL & N CUMBERLAND PLATEAU & PARTS OF CNTRL VLY & SMOKY MNTNS. RAIN RATES WER BETWN .5 & .75" PER HR. W/ RAIN THAT HAS ALRDY FALLEN, THS WIL CAUSE FLDNG OF SML CRKS & LOW SPOTS. URBAN AREAS WIL BE ESPEC SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLDNG MOST FLD DEATHS OCCR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHER WTR COVRS RD. FLD WTRS R USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST 1 FOOT OF FLOWING WTR IS STRNG ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF RD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLDED ROADS MAKE SMART CHOICE TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. LAT LON 3555 8399 3554 8407 3567 8432 3565 8452 3563 8450 3565 8461 3572 8462 3572 8470 3581 8478 3592 8469 3615 8491 3621 8491 3629 8487 3630 8480 3640 8467 3661 8477 3660 8384 3659 8383 3555 8377 3546 8393 BB --Affects:Anderson,Blount,Campbell,...