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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN

1126 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 115 AM FOR SOUTHERN MAURY

COUNTY, AND UNTIL 145 AM FOR MARSHALL COUNTY...



AT 1123 PM, DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW HEAVY RAINFALL OVER

SOUTHEAST MAURY COUNTY, WITH THE MOST INTENSE RAINFALL HAVING MOVED

INTO SOUTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY, AROUND CORNERSVILLE. RADAR ESTIMATED

THAT SOME PLACES IN SOUTHERN MAURY COUNTY HAD RECEIVED MORE THAN 4

INCHES OF RAIN DURING THE LAST TWO HOURS, WITH AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 3

INCHES IN SOUTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY DURING THE SAME PERIOD. MORE

RAINFALL WAS ALSO OCCURRING UPSTREAM, OVER HICKMAN AND LEWIS

COUNTIES, WHICH MAY FURTHER EXACERBATE THE FLOODING POTENTIAL IN THE

WARNED AREAS.



IF YOU LIVE IN SOUTHERN MAURY OR SOUTHERN MARSHALL COUNTIES,

ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS OR NEAR CREEKS OR STREAMS, YOU ARE

URGED TO STAY ALERT TO POSSIBLE RISING WATER. IN ADDITION, OVERNIGHT

TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. FLOODING IS THE NUMBER

ONE WEATHER KILLER IN AMERICA, AND MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS ARE

AUTOMOBILE RELATED. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS WATER COVERED

ROADWAYS. TURN AROUND, DONT DROWN.

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