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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
443 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...The National Weather Service in Morristown TN has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Tennessee...

  Pigeon River At Newport TN affecting Cocke County.

For the Pigeon River...including Newport TN...Minor flooding is
forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued late tonight at 200 AM EDT.

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TNC029-280600-
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/NEPT1.1.ER.240527T1856Z.240528T0000Z.240528T0600Z.NO/
443 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO JUST AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Pigeon River at Newport TN.

* WHEN...From this afternoon to just after midnight tonight.

* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Minor flooding occurs downstream from gage
  on Highway 25/70 and in the community of Edwina. Jimtown Road may
  be affected.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 4:00 PM EDT Monday the stage was 8.4 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 4:00 PM EDT Monday was 8.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8.5
    feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just
    after midnight tonight.
  - Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3578 8309 3577 8318 3591 8322 3603 8321
      3597 8316 3586 8315


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