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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN

505 AM CST THU DEC 19 2002



...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 730 AM FOR BENTON...

HOUSTON...HUMPHREYS...MONTGOMERY...AND STEWART COUNTIES...



MODERATE...TO OCASSIONALLY HEAVY...RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE

WARNING AREA THROUGH 730 AM. ONE BRIDGE...AT A LOW WATER

CROSSING...IN ERIN...WAS BARRICADED AROUND 330 AM...DUE

TO HIGH WATER.



RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN

FELL OVER PARTS OF THE WARNING AREA OVERNIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL

HEAVY RAIN WILL SERVE TO AGGRAVATE THE SITUATION...AND INCREASE

THE RISK OF FLOODING.



REMEMBER...FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER.

WHEN DRIVING...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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