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Putnam County Emergency Management Agency
Wednesday October 6th, 2021 :: 08:55 p.m. CDT

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FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PUTNAM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
852 PM CDT WED OCT 6 2021

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  FENTRESS COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  OVERTON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  PICKETT COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  SOUTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  EASTERN WHITE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.

* AT 852 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL ROUNDS OF 
  THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 
  BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 
  AMOUNTS UP TO 1.5 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. FLASH 
  FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.  REPORTS HAVE 
  BEEN RECEIVED OF A FEW ROADS HAVING WATER ACROSS THEM.

  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...
  CROSSVILLE, LIVINGSTON, JAMESTOWN, BYRDSTOWN, MONTEREY, ALLARDT, 
  PLEASANT HILL, CRAWFORD, CLARKRANGE, GRIMSLEY, SLATE SPRINGS, 
  RICKMAN, CUMBERLAND MOUNTAIN STATE PARK, LAKE TANSI, PALL MALL, 
  VIRGIN FALLS STATE NATURAL AREA, INDIAN ROCK LAKE AND PICKETT 
  STATE PARK.

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.

Instructions:

FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PUTNAM UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.

Address/Location
Putnam County Emergency Management Agency
700 County Services Dr
Cookeville, TN 38501

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 931-528-7575

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Warning

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