[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
554 AM CST TUE DEC 07 2004

...A RIVER FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE BUFFALO RIVER...
HARPETH RIVER...RED RIVER...SHOAL CREEK...


AFFECTING THESE COUNTIES IN ALABAMA: LAUDERDALE AND IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE:
CHEATHAM...HUMPHREYS...LAWRENCE...MONTGOMERY...PERRY...ROBERTSON.

BUFFALO RIVER NEAR LOBELVILLE...
*   FLOOD STAGE:         10.0 FEET.
*   LATEST STAGE:        8.3 FEET AND RISING AT 6 AM TUESDAY.
*   RIVER FORECAST:      EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OF 10.0 FT LATE
THIS MORNING THEN FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 14.0 FT WEDNESDAY EVENING.
*   FLOOD CATEGORY:      THESE LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE FLOODING.

AT THESE LEVELS...THE FLOOD PLAIN WILL BE INUNDATED AND SEVERAL ACCESS ROADS
ALONG THE RIVER WILL BE IMPASSABLE. LEEPER BOTTOM AND QUALLS BEND NEAR
LOBELVILLE WILL BE FLOODED. THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 14.7 FEET
WHICH OCCURRED FEB 23 2003.


HARPETH RIVER NEAR KINGSTON SPRINGS...
*   FLOOD STAGE:         15.0 FEET.
*   LATEST STAGE:        9.8 FEET AND RISING AT 6 AM TUESDAY.
*   RIVER FORECAST:      FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR 18.5 FT THIS AFTERNOON THEN
FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE OF 15.0 FT EARLY WEDNESDAY.
*   FLOOD CATEGORY:      THESE LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE FLOODING.

AT THESE LEVELS...FLOOD WATERS WILL OVERFLOW THE LEFT BANK OF THE RIVER AND
APPROACH PINNACLE HILL ROAD, AND E. KINGSTON SPRINGS ROAD. SEVERAL SECONDARY
ROADS NEAR THE RIVER BECOME IMPASSIBLE. THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST
OF 17.8 FEET WHICH OCCURRED NOV 30 2004.


SHOAL CREEK NEAR IRON CITY...
*   FLOOD STAGE:         14.0 FEET.
*   LATEST STAGE:        12.5 FEET AND RISING AT 4 AM TUESDAY.
*   RIVER FORECAST:      FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR 15.5 FT LATER THIS MORNING.
*   FLOOD CATEGORY:      THESE LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING.

AT THESE LEVELS...FLOODING OF BOTTOMLAND ALONG SHOAL CREEK BEGINS. THIS CREST
COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 16.0 FEET WHICH OCCURRED FEB 16 2003.


RED RIVER NEAR PORT ROYAL...
*   FLOOD STAGE:         30.0 FEET.
*   LATEST STAGE:        11.1 FEET AND RISING AT 6 AM TUESDAY.
*   RIVER FORECAST:      25.0 FT  THIS AFTERNOON THEN EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE
                         FLOOD STAGE OF 30.0 FT THIS EVENING THEN CREST NEAR
                         31.5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
*   FLOOD CATEGORY:      THESE LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING.

AT THESE LEVELS...FLOOD WATERS WILL INUNDATE BOTTOMLAND AND LOW LYING AREAS
ALONG PORT ROYAL ROAD NEAR PORT ROYAL STATE PARK..

PERSONS LIVING ALONG THE RIVER AND THOSE WITH RIVER INTERESTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
MONITOR WATER LEVELS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.
$$




              FLOOD      OBSERVED           5-DAY FORECAST 6AM         CREST
LOCATION       STG    STG  DAY  TIME   WED   THU   FRI   SAT   SUN   STG   DATE

BUFFALO RIVER
LOBELVILLE     10.0   8.3  TUE 06 AM  12.9  13.2  10.0   8.3        14.0  12/08

HARPETH RIVER
KINGSTON SPRIN 15.0   9.8  TUE 05 AM  13.7   6.3   4.0   3.7        18.6  12/07

SHOAL CREEK
IRON CITY      14.0  12.5  TUE 04 AM  10.9   7.1   5.6   4.8        15.5  12/07

RED RIVER
PORT ROYAL     30.0  11.1  TUE 05 AM  30.9  17.4  11.3   8.8        31.3  12/08
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