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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1132 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025

...The National Weather Service in Morristown TN has issued a Flood 
Warning for the following rivers in Tennessee...

  Pigeon River At Newport TN affecting Cocke County.

For the Pigeon River...including Newport TN...Minor flooding is 
forecast.

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.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Tuesday morning at 845 AM EDT.

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TNC029-081245-
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/NEPT1.1.ER.250408T0125Z.250408T0500Z.250408T0643Z.NO/
1132 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO TOMORROW MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Pigeon River at Newport TN.

* WHEN...From this evening to tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Minor flooding occurs downstream from gage 
  on Highway 25/70 and in the community of Edwina. Jimtown Road may 
  be affected.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 11:00 PM EDT Monday the stage was 9.3 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 11:00 PM EDT Monday was 9.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 9.5
    feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
    flood stage just after Tuesday morning.
  - Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3578 8309 3577 8318 3591 8322 3603 8321
      3597 8316 3586 8315


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JLB