May 3: Civil Emergency Message (Voluntary Evacuation)- Obion County, TN

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE...CORRECTED
OBION COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY UNION CITY TENNESSEE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
316 PM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE OBION
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY UNION CITY TENNESSEE.

...VOLUNTARY EVACUATION OF RIVES...

ALL RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN OF RIVES IN OBION COUNTY SHOULD TAKE
ACTION NOW TO BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE HOMES AND BUSINESSES IF
FLOODING OCCURS. IN ADDITION...THE WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM FOR THE
TOWN OF RIVES WILL BE SHUT DOWN PER MAYOR STAN POWELL.

...VOLUNTARY EVACUATION OF OBION...

ALL RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN OF OBION IN OBION COUNTY SHOULD TAKE
ACTION NOW TO BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE HOMES AND BUSINESSES IF
FLOODING OCCURS. VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE SUGGESTED IN THE TOWN
OF OBION FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: OBION AVENUE...TROY
AVENUE...FIRST STREET TO ELEVENTH STREET...WEST MAIN STREET FROM
FOURTEENTH TO FIFTEENTH STREET...AND HURT STREET FROM BROADWAY TO
TROY ROAD.

.RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...

IF YOU EVACUATE YOUR HOME...PLEASE SECURE YOUR PROPERTY BY CLOSING
AND LOCKING ALL DOORS...TURN OFF THE MAIN POWER TO YOUR HOME...AND
PLACE A WHITE FLAG OR CLOTH ON THE FRONT DOOR OF YOUR HOME TO
ALERT RESPONDERS THAT YOU HAVE LEFT.

FLOODING IS CURRENTLY OCCURRING IN RIVES AND OBION WITH POTENTIAL
OF ADDITIONAL RISE IN FLOOD WATERS.

A SHELTER IS OPEN AT SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH IN UNION CITY. ADDITIONAL
SHELTER LOCATIONS WILL BE RELEASED AS AVAILABLE.