FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 112 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN, TN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE NEWPORT TN
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 12:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.8 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 5 PM FRIDAY
AND CREST NEAR 9.0 FEET AROUND 7 PM FRIDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW LATE MORNING.
* AT 8.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS DOWNSTREAM FROM GAGE ON
HIGHWAY 25/70.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST DEATHS IN FLOODS OCCUR IN CARS! IF YOU COME TO A CLOSED OR
FLOODED ROAD, TURN AROUND! DON`T DROWN! FOR MORE DETAILS, STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO THAT CARRY
WEATHER INFORMATION.
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