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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

1110 AM CDT SAT AUG 28 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR HARDIN COUNTY UNTIL NOON 

CDT...



AT 1110 AM CDT...VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED TO FALL OVER THE NORTHERN 

THIRD OF HARDIN COUNTY. RAIN WAS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVER THE 

REMAINDER OF THE COUNTY. RADAR INDICATES VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN 

FROM OLIVE HILL TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF SAVANNAH TO JUST  

NORTHEAST OF PICKWICK DAM. AMOUNTS BETWEEN 4 AND 5 INCHES HAVE 

OCCURRED IN SOME LOCATIONS BASED ON RADAR. RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY 

RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE THE POSSIBILITY OF FLASH FLOODING.



.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.



.TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

MEMPHIS.



.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.



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