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TNC003-005-015-021-027-031-035-037-041-043-049-051-055-061-081-083-

085-087-099-101-103-111-117-119-125-127-133-135-137-141-147-149-159-

161-165-169-175-177-181-185-187-189-241400-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN

546 AM CST THU JAN 24 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

...A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE

UNTIL 4 PM...



AT 545 AM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE LEADING EDGE OF A LINE OF

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL FROM CAMPBELL COUNTY IN THE

NORTHERN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU TO GILES COUNTY IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE

TENNESSEE. RAINFALL EXTENDED NORTHWEST OF THIS LINE AND COVERS

NEARLY ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE.



RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE INITIAL

LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...WITH AND ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE

RAINFALL AREA TO THE NORTHWEST. RAINFALL IS BEGINNING TO DIMINISH

IN NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE

TO THE NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM SPRINGFIELD TO NEW JOHNSONVILLE

UNTIL 615 AM.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FROM THE ABOVE LINE TO A CELINA TO

LAWRENCEBURG LINE UNTIL 800 AM.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR EAST AND SOUTHEAST MIDDLE

TENNESSEE TO THE SOUTHEAST OF A CELINA TO LAWRENCEBURG LINE

UNTIL 930 AM.



IN THE EVENT THAT FLASH FLOODING IS ENCOUNTERED...MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND IMMEDIATELY. IF DRIVING...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER OF

UNKNOWN DEPTH OR YOUR CAR COULD GET SWEPT AWAY. KEEP IN MIND THAT

FLASH FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE KILLER WHEN IT COMES TO WEATHER

RELATED TRAGEDIES.



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