Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN

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Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Morristown TN
258 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

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Loudon TN-Meigs TN-Rhea TN-Roane TN-
258 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is occurring.

* WHERE...A portion of east Tennessee, including the following
  counties, Loudon, Meigs, Rhea and Roane.

* WHEN...Until 600 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
  Water over roadways.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 256 PM EDT, the public reported flooding in Ten Mile and
    Paint Rock. Overflowing poor drainage areas have already
    caused minor flooding in Ten Mile and Paint Rock.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Kingston, Loudon, Fairview, Spring City, Philadelphia, Ten
    Mile, Eagle Furnace, Paint Rock, Peakland and Grandview.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3574 8485 3587 8445 3566 8438 3566 8442
      3567 8443 3566 8449 3567 8450 3565 8450
      3565 8452 3564 8452 3563 8457 3563 8458
      3564 8458 3565 8462 3562 8465 3557 8492


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