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Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Morristown TN
618 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024

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Blount TN-Cocke TN-Grainger TN-Greene TN-Hamblen TN-Jefferson TN-
Knox TN-Sevier TN-Unicoi TN-Washington TN-
618 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024

...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

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

* WHERE...A portion of east Tennessee, including the following
  counties, Blount, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Jefferson,
  Knox, Sevier, Unicoi and Washington.

* WHEN...Until 1015 AM EDT.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 613 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated rain will continue
    over the area this morning. Although the rain is not expected
    to be heavy, soils are moist from recent rains, and most of
    the rain that falls this morning will become runoff.
    Therefore minor flooding is possible in the advisory area.
  - Some locations that may experience flooding include...
    Knoxville, Morristown, Maryville, Greeneville, Sevierville,
    Alcoa, Jefferson City, Newport, Erwin, Gatlinburg, Dandridge,
    Pigeon Forge, Tusculum, White Pine, New Market, Rockford,
    Baneberry, Parrottsville, Russellville and Eagleton Village.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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LAT...LON 3613 8363 3617 8347 3625 8340 3629 8253
      3607 8242 3595 8256 3597 8261 3604 8259
      3605 8267 3600 8278 3593 8281 3595 8287
      3593 8292 3588 8290 3578 8298 3577 8316
      3556 8350 3556 8377 3552 8388 3561 8417


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