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Minor Flooding in Harlin Co.

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Published September 7, 2011 at 10:22 AM EDT
Cumberland Avenue in downtown Cumberland was blocked off to traffic on Tuesday when drains overflowed covering the roadway.
Nola Sizemore
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Harlan Daily Enterprise
Cumberland Avenue in downtown Cumberland was blocked off to traffic on Tuesday when drains overflowed covering the roadway.

With the Tri-Cities area of Harlan County receiving 7.03 inches of rain within a 48-hour period, flooding occurred in low-lying areas in Blair. Jackson-based National Weather Service Forecaster Pete Geogerian said most other areas of Harlan County received from 5.26 to 5.77 inches of rain over the Labor Day weekend.

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