[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1114 AM CST TUE DEC 07 2004

...A RIVER FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE DUCK RIVER...ELK
RIVER...HARPETH RIVER...


AFFECTING THESE COUNTIES IN ALABAMA: LIMESTONE AND IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE:
DAVIDSON...GILES...HICKMAN...MAURY...WILLIAMSON.

HARPETH RIVER AT FRANKLIN...
*   FLOOD STAGE:         21.0 FEET.
*   LATEST STAGE:        20.1 FEET AND RISING AT 11 AM TUESDAY.
*   RIVER FORECAST:      EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OF 21.0 FT LATE
THIS AFTERNOON THEN FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 21.2 FT THIS EVENING.
*   FLOOD CATEGORY:      THESE LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING.

AT THESE LEVELS...FLOOD WATERS REACH LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE BANKS, INCLUDING
THE THE CITY PARK.. THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 21.6 FEET WHICH
OCCURRED DEC 17 2000.


DUCK RIVER AT COLUMBIA...
*   FLOOD STAGE:         32.0 FEET.
*   LATEST STAGE:        26.5 FEET AND RISING AT 930 AM TUESDAY.
*   RIVER FORECAST:      EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OF 32.0 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THEN FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 33.5 FT EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
*   FLOOD CATEGORY:      THESE LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING.

AT THESE LEVELS...FLOOD WATERS REACH HWY 247 AT THE DUCK RIVER...WEST OF
COLUMBIA.

DUCK RIVER AT CENTERVILLE...
*   FLOOD STAGE:         22.0 FEET.
*   LATEST STAGE:        17.3 FEET AND RISING AT 930 AM TUESDAY.
*   RIVER FORECAST:      EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OF 22.0 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT TOIGHT THEN FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 24.0 FT EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
*   FLOOD CATEGORY:      THESE LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING.

AT THESE LEVELS...FLOOD WATERS COVER THE SOCCER FIELDS AND BOTTOMLAND ALONG THE
RIVER. HICKMAN SPRINGS ROAD, DEFEATED CREEK ROAD, AND LEATHERWOOD ROAD WILL BE
IMPASSABLE. DEFEATED CREEK WILL FLOOD DUE TO BACKWATER FROM THE DUCK RIVER.

ELK RIVER NEAR PROSPECT...
*   FLOOD STAGE:         26.0 FEET.
*   LATEST STAGE:        22.9 FEET AND RISING AT 10 AM TUESDAY.
*   RIVER FORECAST:      EXPECTED TO RISE TO AND CREST AT THE FLOOD STAGE OF
26.0 FT WEDNESDAY EVENING.
*   FLOOD CATEGORY:      THESE LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING.

AT THESE LEVELS...FLOOD WATERS REACH THE NEW BOAT DOCK AND RIVER BOTTOMLAND NEAR
PROSPECT..

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

HARPETH RIVER
FRANKLIN       21.0  19.2  TUE 08 AM  17.4   4.5   4.3   4.1   3.9  21.2  12/07

DUCK RIVER
COLUMBIA       32.0  26.5  TUE 09 AM  32.9  28.8  15.6  10.1   9.0  33.5  12/08
CENTERVILLE    22.0  17.2  TUE 09 AM  23.1  24.0  20.2  15.3  11.5  24.0  12/09

ELK RIVER
PROSPECT       26.0  22.9  TUE 10 AM  25.5  25.3  14.1  11.0   9.1  26.0  12/08

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