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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

919 PM EDT SUN AUG 19 2001



...THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR

MONROE COUNTY UNTIL 1000 PM EDT...



AT 919 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE 

THUNDERSTORMS THAT BROUGHT HEAVY RAIN TO MONROE COUNTY WERE EXITING 

THE AREA.  HOWEVER...THE WATER WILL BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE IN POOR 

DRAINAGE AREAS...SO MINOR FLOODING IN LOW SPOTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE 

A PROBLEM THROUGH 10 PM.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT...WHEN THE DANGERS OF FLOODING ARE

HARDER TO RECOGNIZE. DO NOT DRIVE WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

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