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WGUS74 KOHX 270443

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TNC005-083-085-161-270630-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN

1142 PM CDT THU SEP 26 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 130 AM FOR BENTON...

HOUSTON...HUMPHREYS AND STEWART COUNTIES...



AT 1130 PM...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED TO MOVE

NORTHWARD ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. THIS ACTIVITY EXTENDED SOUTHWARD

ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MID STATE. SO FAR...FLASH

FLOODING HAS ONLY BEEN REPORTED IN BENTON COUNTY WHERE ABOUT 30 ROADS

HAVE BEEN CLOSED IN THE BIG SANDY AND CAMDEN AREAS. WITH AN

ADDITIONAL 1 TO AS MUCH AS 2 MORE INCHES OF RAINFALL EXPECTED...FLASH

FLOODING STILL REMAINS LIKELY ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.



FLASH FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER. TO AVOID

BECOMING A STATISTIC...PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WHEN TRAVELING...DO

NOT CROSS WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH AND DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PUSH YOUR

VEHICLE OUT OF A FLOODED LOW LYING AREA.



IF THE WATER LEVEL IN YOUR AREA BEGINS TO RISE RAPIDLY...SEEK

HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.



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