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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1206 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024

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Bledsoe TN-Hamilton TN-Marion TN-Meigs TN-Rhea TN-Sequatchie TN-
1206 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 /1106 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024/

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/
EARLY THIS MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BLEDSOE, CENTRAL HAMILTON,
NORTHEASTERN MARION, SOUTHWESTERN MEIGS, SOUTHWESTERN RHEA AND
SEQUATCHIE COUNTIES...

At 1206 AM EDT /1106 PM CDT/, local law enforcement reported
flooding in the warned area. Although rain has ended for a time,
flash flooding is ongoing.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Chattanooga, Dayton, Dunlap, Pikeville, Decatur, Soddy-Daisy,
  Walden, Lakesite, Fairmount, Harrison, Graysville, Brayton, Flat
  Top Mountain, Sale Creek, Mowbray Mountain, Palio, North
  Chickamauga Creek Gorge, Shady Grove, Falling Water and Birchwood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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LAT...LON 3530 8566 3532 8556 3538 8549 3541 8549
      3543 8554 3549 8554 3553 8561 3555 8546
      3566 8532 3550 8475 3543 8482 3537 8485
      3514 8513 3529 8566

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

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