[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
939 AM CST MON JAN 23 2006

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

AFFECTING THESE COUNTIES IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE: HUMPHREYS...PERRY.
BUFFALO RIVER NEAR LOBELVILLE...
*   FLOOD STAGE:         10 FEET.
*   LATEST STAGE:        9.3 FEET AND RISING AT 9 AM.
*   RIVER FORECAST:      EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING THEN
                         CREST NEAR 14.5 FT TUESDAY EVENING.

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.

PERSONS LIVING ALONG THE BUFFALO RIVER AND THOSE WITH RIVER INTERESTS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO MONITOR WATER LEVELS. IF YOU APPROACH A WATER COVERED ROAD, TURN
AROUND, DON'T DROWN.
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