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WGUS74 KOHX 140344

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TNC103-140445-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN

1044 PM CDT SAT JUL 13 2002



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR LINCOLN COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...



AT 1039 PM, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT RAINFALL OVER LINCOLN COUNTY

HAD GREATLY DIMINISHED WITH THE LAST HOUR. ALTHOUGH SHOWERS WERE

STILL FALLING OVER MOST OF THE COUNTY, HOURLY RAINFALL RATES WERE

MAINLY A QUARTER INCH OR LESS. AS A RESULT, THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING

THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR LINCOLN COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO

EXPIRE.



DESPITE THE SLACKENING RAINFALL, THOUGH, MANY ROADS REMAIN CLOSED IN

THE AREA, ESPECIALLY IN THE WESTERN END OF THE COUNTY, AND RESIDENTS

ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUT DRIVING TONIGHT. PLEASE

REMEMBER THAT FLOODING IS THE NUMBER 1 WEATHER KILLER, AND THAT MOST

FLOODING DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.

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