[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
134 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2006

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

AFFECTING THESE COUNTIES IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE: HICKMAN...MAURY.
DUCK RIVER AT COLUMBIA...
*   FLOOD STAGE:         32 FEET.
*   LATEST STAGE:        35.2 FEET AND IS NEAR CREST AT 12 PM.
*   RIVER FORECAST:      FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY
                         AFTERNOON.

FLOOD WATERS HAVE REACHED RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GROUNDS AND THE CITY
BALL PARKS.

DUCK RIVER AT CENTERVILLE...
*   FLOOD STAGE:         22 FEET.
*   LATEST STAGE:        25.1 FEET AND RISING AT 1 PM.
*   RIVER FORECAST:      FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO RISE AND CREST NEAR 26.5 FEET
                         WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
                         THURSDAY MORNING.
*   FLOOD CATEGORY:      THESE LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE FLOODING.

FLOOD WATERS COVER A PORTION OF THE SOCCER FIELDS AND BOTTOMLAND ALONG THE
RIVER. HICKMAN SPRINGS ROAD, DEFEATED CREEK ROAD, AND LEATHERWOOD ROAD WILL BE
IMPASSABLE IN PLACES. DEFEATED CREEK WILL FLOOD DUE TO BACKWATER FROM THE DUCK
RIVER.

PERSONS LIVING ALONG THE DUCK 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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