Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN

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Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Morristown TN
209 PM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025

TNC007-011-065-115-121-143-153-242100-
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/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bledsoe TN-Bradley TN-Hamilton TN-Marion TN-Meigs TN-Rhea TN-
Sequatchie TN-
209 PM EDT Thu Apr 24 2025 /109 PM CDT Thu Apr 24 2025/

...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT /4 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...A portion of east Tennessee, including the following
  counties, Bledsoe, Bradley, Hamilton, Marion, Meigs, Rhea and
  Sequatchie.

* WHEN...Until 500 PM EDT /400 PM CDT/.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 208 PM EDT /108 PM CDT/, Doppler radar indicated heavy
    rain and slow moving showers and thunderstorms. Overflowing
    poor drainage areas will cause minor flooding in the advisory
    area.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Chattanooga, Cleveland, Dayton, Dunlap, Jasper, Pikeville,
    Soddy-Daisy, Signal Mountain, South Pittsburg, Walden,
    Lakesite, Whitwell, Kimball, Monteagle, Ridgeside, Fairmount,
    Harrison, South Cleveland, East Cleveland and Wildwood Lake.
  - 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 3536 8551 3541 8549 3543 8554 3549 8554
      3553 8561 3557 8542 3575 8526 3576 8527
      3577 8504 3575 8503 3577 8493 3500 8477
      3499 8478 3499 8586 3522 8587 3524 8582
      3522 8574 3524 8569 3529 8571 3532 8556


$$

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