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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
316 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Tennessee...

  French Broad River Near Newport TN affecting Jefferson and Cocke
  Counties.

For the French Broad River...including Newport TN...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

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

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued by this afternoon at 415 PM EDT.

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TNC029-089-302015-
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/NWPT1.3.ER.240926T1536Z.240928T0215Z.240930T1415Z.NO/
316 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...French Broad River near Newport TN.

* WHEN...Until late this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Agricultural land near the gage on Highway
  321 is flooded. Water begins entering a campground along Hwy
  25/70E.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1:00 AM EDT Monday the stage was 11.2 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 1:00 AM EDT Monday was 15.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    late this morning and continue falling to 6.2 feet Friday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3607 8328 3611 8324 3596 8307 3595 8290
      3589 8296 3592 8312


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