Flash Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
121 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

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WASHINGTON VA-
121 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM EDT FOR
EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY...

AT 118 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING
ACROSS RUSH CREEK ROAD. DUE TO THE HIGH WATER..WATER RESCUES WERE
NEEDED DUE TO STRANDED VEHICLES.  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN
PRODUCED OVER 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY
TUESDAY EVENING. SHOWERS WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA EARLY THIS MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL UP TO ONE-HALF OF AN INCH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LINDELL...
GLADE SPRING AND EMORY-MEADOW VIEW

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. OTHER LOW LYING PLACES THAT NORMALLY
FLOOD EASILY COULD BECOME DEATH TRAPS. IF YOU COME TO A FLOODED OR
CLOSED ROAD...TURN AROUND! DON`T DROWN! THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING
SITUATION.

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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE
THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 3661 8162 3662 8192 3681 8193 3689 8179
      3679 8169 3666 8163 3663 8160 3662 8160

$$

DH
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