FLOOD WARNING

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
523 PM CST MON FEB 17 2003

...RIVER FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TENNESSEE RIVER...
...CREST FORECASTS REVISED UPWARD...EXTENSIVE FLOODING OCCURRING...INTERESTS
NEAR THE RIVER IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD RUSH PREPARATIONS TO COMPLETION...

AT 03 PM MONDAY THE STAGE ON THE TENNESSEE RIVER AT WHITESBURG WAS 18.7 FEET
AND RISING. FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. THE RIVER COULD RISE AS HIGH AS 20.5 FEET
BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. PORTIONS OF RIVER VIEW ROAD AND DRY CREEK ROAD IN
NORTHEAST MORGAN COUNTY ARE UNDERWATER. THE ENTIRE DITTO LANDING AREA IS
UNDERWATER...WITH THE ROAD INTO THE PARK ALSO UNDERWATER. EXTENSIVE LOWLAND
FLOODING IS OCCURRING ON THE RIGHT BANK /NORTH SIDE/ OF THE RIVER. AT 20.0
FEET...SOME MOBILE HOMES IN THE VICINITY OF RIVER VIEW ROAD BEGIN TO FLOOD.

AT 03 PM MONDAY THE STAGE ON THE TENNESSEE RIVER AT FLORENCE WAS 19.8 FEET AND
RISING. FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. THE RIVER COULD RISE AS HIGH AS 20.9 FEET
TONIGHT. AT 20.0 FEET...ALABAMA STATE HIGHWAY 20 BECOMES FLOODED AT THE
UNDERPASS BELOW U.S. HIGHWAYS 43 AND 72.

MOST FLOODING DEATHS ARE AUTOMOBILE RELATED. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS
BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROAD. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A
FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.

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FLD OBSERVED
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME

TENNESSEE RIVER
WHITESBURG 17 18.7 MON 03 PM
FLORENCE 18 19.8 MON 03 PM