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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN

550 PM CDT MON JUL 2 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR LAWRENCE COUNTY TIL 700 PM...



AT 545 PM...RADAR INDICATED THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED...HOWEVER 

THE RUNOFF FROM THE STORMS THAT OCCURRED BETWEEN 330 AND 530 PM IS STILL

TAKING PLACE. LAWRENCE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS A 75 FOOT AREA

OF FIRST STREET AND FIRST AVENUE IS FLOODED IN LAWRENCEBURG. MOST OF THE 

OTHER FLOODING IS GRADUALLY RECEDING ACROSS THE COUNTY...AND IS EXPECTED

TO END BY 700 PM.



SEVERAL CARS WERE STRANDED DUE TO HIGH WATER BETWEEN 515 AND 540 PM ACROSS 

LAWRENCEBURG.  DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 

4 INCHES FELL OVER THE LAST TWO HOURS.    



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.  

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JDG

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