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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN

959 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013



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STEWART TN-

959 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STEWART COUNTY UNTIL 330

AM CDT...



A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR STEWART COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT.



AT 957 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE        

WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES HAVE FALLEN THIS      

EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED          

OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING 

ACROSS STEWART COUNTY.



EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED FLOODING ON NUMEROUS 

ROADS ACROSS STEWART COUNTY...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 49 IN THE BEAR 

SPRING COMMUNITY...INDIAN MOUND ROAD...BIG ROCK ROAD...JOINER HOLLOW 

ROAD... ROBERTSON HILL ROAD...WILDLIFE ROAD...NORRIS HANCOCK 

ROAD...AND CENTERPOINT ROAD. ALSO...WATER RESCUES AND EVACUATIONS OF 

HOMES ARE OCCURRING...AND RESIDENTS OF STEWART COUNTY SHOULD NOT 

DRIVE INTO FLOODED ROADS.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR

OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND

IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE 

IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. 



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LAT...LON 3667 8786 3664 8784 3664 8764 3641 8760

      3637 8760 3637 8771 3634 8777 3633 8789

      3636 8800 3644 8807 3653 8804 3667 8808

      3668 8799



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