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TNZ011-032-033-270030-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN

618 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR 

PICKETT AND OVERTON COUNTIES...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR EASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY...



AT 615 PM CDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN

EXTENDED SOUTH FROM NEAR BYRDSTOWN IN PICKETT COUNTY...TO NEAR

MONTEREY IN EASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATED LOCALIZED 

RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN TWO AND THREE INCHES PER HOUR ALONG THE 

LINE OF STORMS. 



RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING

IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS.



FLASH FLOOD WATERS MOVE AT VERY FAST SPEEDS. THE FORCE OF SIX

INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER CAN KNOCK A PERSON OFF THEIR FEET.

CARS CAN BE SWEPT AWAY IN JUST TWO FEET OF MOVING WATER. THE BEST

PROTECTION DURING FLASH FLOODING IS TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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