[BNAWX] Flood Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

RWUS42 KOHX 261220
FLSBNA
ALC083-TNC055-261800-


FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
718 AM CDT SAT JUN 26 2004

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

AFFECTING THESE COUNTIES IN ALABAMA: LIMESTONE AND IN TENNESSEE: GILES.

ELK RIVER NEAR PROSPECT...
*   FLOOD STAGE:         26.0 FEET.
*   LATEST STAGE:        20.3 FEET AND RISING AT 5 AM SATURDAY.
*   RIVER FORECAST:      FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 27.0 FT THIS EVENING THEN
FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE OF 26.0 FT EARLY TOMORROW  22.0 FT TOMORROW
AFTERNOON  THEN FORECAST TO RECEDE TO NEAR 15.0 FT  WEDNESDAY EVENING.
*   FLOOD CATEGORY:      THESE LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING.


AT THESE LEVELS...FLOOD WATERS APPROACH COUNTY ROAD 49 (VETO ROAD) AND BETHAL
PROSPECT ROAD...BOTH JUST SOUTH OF PROSPECT.. THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS
CREST OF 28.1 FEET WHICH OCCURRED MAY 7 2003.


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 7AM         CREST
LOCATION       STG    STG  DAY  TIME   SUN   MON   TUE   WED   THU   STG   DATE

ELK RIVER
PROSPECT       26.0  20.3  SAT 05 AM  25.1  18.9  16.5  15.3        27.0  06/26



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