[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
658 PM CST WED DEC 08 2004

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


AFFECTING THESE COUNTIES IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE: HICKMAN...HUMPHREYS...MAURY...
PERRY.

DUCK RIVER AT COLUMBIA...
*   FLOOD STAGE:         32.0 FEET.
*   LATEST STAGE:        30.9 FEET AND RISING AT 6 PM WEDNESDAY.
*   RIVER FORECAST:      FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR 32.0 FT  AFTER MIDNIGHT
THEN FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 28.0 FT EARLY TOMORROW AND RECEDE
TO NEAR 10.5 FT MONDAY MORNING.
*   FLOOD CATEGORY:      THESE LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING.

AT THESE LEVELS...FLOOD WATERS OVERFLOW THE BANKS AND LOW LYING AREAS NEAR
COLUMBIA BEGIN TO FLOOD. THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 31.8 FEET
WHICH OCCURRED DEC 2 2004.


DUCK RIVER AT CENTERVILLE...
*   FLOOD STAGE:         22.0 FEET.
*   LATEST STAGE:        25.5 FEET AND RISING AT 5 PM WEDNESDAY.
*   RIVER FORECAST:      FORECAST TO FLUCTUATE NEAR 26.0 FT THRU MIDNIGHT
THEN TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE OF 22.0 FT LATE FRIDAY MORNING.THE RIVER WILL
CONTINUE TO FALL TO 17.0 FT FRIDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT THEN RECEDE TO NEAR 12.0 FEET
MONDAY MORNING.
*   FLOOD CATEGORY:      THESE LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE 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.

BUFFALO RIVER NEAR LOBELVILLE...
*   FLOOD STAGE:         10.0 FEET.
*   LATEST STAGE:        16.7 FEET AND RISING AT 4 PM WEDNESDAY.
*   RIVER FORECAST:      FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR 18.0 FT  AFTER MIDNIGHT
TOMORROW THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE OF 10.0 FT FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL
FALL TO 8.0 FT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THEN RECEDE TO NEAR 7.0 FT MONDAY MORNING.

*   FLOOD CATEGORY:      THESE LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE FLOODING.


AT THESE LEVELS...FLOOD WATER COVERS ROUTE 50, SOUTH OF LOBELVILLE. THIS CREST
COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 17.5 FEET WHICH OCCURRED DEC 2 2004.


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             FORECAST 6AM              CREST
LOCATION       STG    STG  DAY  TIME   THU   FRI   SAT   SUN   MON    STG   DATE

DUCK RIVER
COLUMBIA       32.0  30.9  WED 06 PM   26.9  16.3  12.4  11.2  10.3
CENTERVILLE    22.0  25.5  WED 05 PM   25.7  23.5  15.7  14.0  11.9

BUFFALO RIVER
LOBELVILLE     10.0  16.7  WED 04 PM   17.5  10.3   8.5   7.8   7.2  18.0  12/09

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