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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

735 AM EDT SUN JUL 29 2001



...THE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR WASHINGTON...WISE...CITY OF NORTON...RUSSELL

AND SCOTT COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...



AT 735 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE HEAVY

RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...AND THE FLOOD THREAT WAS 

DIMINISHING.  SOME MINOR FLOODING MAY CONTINUE...BUT THE THREAT OF 

SERIOUS FLOODING HAS ENDED FOR NOW.  THEREFORE THE FLOOD WARNINGS WILL 

BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 745 AM EDT.  MOTORISTS SHOULD STILL BE ALERT 

FOR STANDING WATER ON AREA ROADS...WITH SOME ROADS POSSIBLY CLOSED 

FOR A BIT LONGER.



REMEMBER...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS STILL IN EFFECT TODAY.  ADDITIONAL 

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS MAY VERY WELL AFFECT THESE SAME COUNTIES...

ESPECIALLY BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON.  PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA

SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING...AND READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND IF NEEDED.



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