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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1221 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2019

TNC093-231830-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Knox TN-
1221 PM EST SAT FEB 23 2019

...THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR KNOXVILLE AND KNOX COUNTY
TENNESSEE...

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EST FOR
KNOX COUNTY...

At 1216 PM EST, emergency management reported flash flooding across
the warned area. Three to four inches of rain have already fallen
and an additional one to two inches is possible over the next two
hours. Flash flooding is already occurring and emergency management
strongly suggests motorist limit travel as much as possible. Many
roadways are impassable at this time, and will require several hours
to recede after the rainfall ends.

This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Knox County Tennessee. This is a
PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Alcoa, Farragut, Louisville, Plainview, Halls,
Blaine, Karns, Kimberlin Heights, House Mountain State Park, Lake
Forest, Maloneyville, Mascot, Bearden, Powell and Seymour.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now. This is an extremely dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3591 8427 3594 8427 3593 8424 3599 8419
      3603 8406 3608 8409 3619 8395 3616 8391
      3617 8374 3609 8367 3608 8367 3610 8371
      3597 8365 3584 8385 3588 8400 3587 8403
      3585 8401 3583 8406 3585 8414 3579 8416

$$

JLB
