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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
330 PM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR TOWNS AND CITIES IMMEDIATELY BELOW 
WALTERS DAM ON THE PIGEON RIVER...

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  A Dam Break on the Pigeon River below Walters Dam in...
  Western Cocke County in east Tennessee...
  Southern Hamblen County in east Tennessee...
  Southeastern Jefferson County in east Tennessee...

* Until 930 PM EDT.

* At 330 PM EDT, dam operators reported the failure of Walters Dam 
  causing flash flooding downstream on the Pigeon River.

  This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for towns and cities immediately 
  below Walters Dam on the Pigeon River. This is a PARTICULARLY 
  DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding from the failure of
           Walters Dam.

  SOURCE...Dam operator.

  IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK
           HIGHER GROUND NOW! IMMEDIATE EVACUATION for areas
           downstream from the Walters Dam along the Pigeon
           River.

* The nearest downstream town is Hartford Tennessee, located about 
  16 miles from the dam. If a complete failure of the dam occurs...
  The flood wave will reach the state line near the Waterville Hydro 
  Station in about 20 minutes; Hartford, TN in about 30 minutes; 
  Interstate 40 and Greasy Cove Road bridge in about 45 minutes; The 
  flood wave will reach Interstate 40 and Wilton Springs road bridge 
  in about 1 hour; Highway 73 near Edwina in about 80 minutes; The 
  Highway 25 bridge east of Newport in about 2 hours; The flood wave 
  will reach downtown Newport and the North Street bridge in about 2 
  hours and 30 minutes; Newport Industrial Park in about 3 hours; 
  The flood wave will reach the confluence with the French Broad 
  River in about 4 hours and then drain into Douglas Reservoir.

Crests will occur at each location later than the initial arrival 
time of the flood wave.

The flood wave is moving down the Pigeon River all the way down to 
Newport Tennessee.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and 
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are 
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.

If you are in low lying areas below the Walters Dam you should move 
to higher ground immediately.

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

&&

LAT...LON 3578 8309 3577 8314 3577 8316 3576 8317
      3575 8318 3586 8323 3608 8326 3612 8318
      3584 8312 3579 8307 3579 8308

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
DAM FAILURE...OCCURRING

$$

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