[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
844 AM CDT THU SEP 16 2004

...THE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COUNTIES OF... MAURY...
WARREN...HICKMAN...CANNON...WHITE...DE KALB...CUMBERLAND...
WILLIAMSON...PUTNAM...RUTHERFORD...VAN BUREN...OVERTON...FENTRESS...
PICKETT...MARSHALL...COFFEE...BEDFORD...LEWIS...GRUNDY...WAYNE...
LAWRENCE AND GILES UNTIL 700 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH
FOR SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU FOR THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANCE IVAN ARE
EXPECTED TRACK ACROSS ALABAMA AND INTO EAST TENNESSEE.

RAIN WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD ACROSS THE MID STATE TODAY AND WILL
CONTINUE OVER MOST AREAS THROUGH FRIDAY, AND WELL INTO SATURDAY
ALONG THE PLATEAU. LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA ARE FORECAST TO
RECEIVE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL DURING THIS EVENT.

MOST RIVERS ACROSS SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE WILL LIKELY EXCEED THEIR
FLOOD STAGES AS RUNOFF FROM THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL ACCUMULATES. IN
ADDITION, PERSONS LIVING NEAR STREAMS AND CREEK BEDS WILL ALSO BE
PRONE TO FLOODING AS WATERS RISE.

REMEMBER THAN FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER KILLER, AND MOST
FLOOD RELATED FATALITIES OCCUR AT NIGHT AND IN VEHICLES. THOSE LIVING
IN THE WATCH AREA ARE URGED TO STAY ABREAST OF THIS DEVELOPING
WEATHER SITUATION, AND LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS ON THE POTENTIAL
FOR FLOODING.

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