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WGUS74 KOHX 181931

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TNC035-182130-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN

230 PM CDT WED JUN 18 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR EASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY 

UNTIL 430 PM CDT...



CITIES AFFECTED INCLUDE CROSSVILLE...FAIRFIELD GLADE...AND CRAB 

ORCHARD.



AT 220 PM CDT...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE RAIN CONTINUING TO 

FALL OVER EASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES OF RAINFALL 

INDICATE BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ALONG 

INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAY 70 IN EXTREME EASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. 



TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORTED HIGH WATER OVER 

HIGHWAY 70 AT CRAB ORCHARD AND ON HIGHWAY 68 NEAR GRASSY COVE.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 

SAFELY. IT ONLY TAKES A FOOT OF WATER TO FLOAT A VEHICLE.



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