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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
411 AM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina...
  Central Clay County in southwestern North Carolina...

* Until 715 AM EDT.

* At 411 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 
  hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  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...
  Hayesville and Tusquitee.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3505 8397 3514 8388 3518 8373 3516 8374
      3515 8373 3516 8371 3515 8365 3514 8365
      3514 8364 3513 8364 3512 8363 3513 8363
      3513 8362 3511 8362 3509 8359 3508 8358
      3507 8357 3504 8356

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

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