[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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WGUS84 KOHX 030720
FLSOHX

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
217 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008

TNC005-083-085-031015-
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217 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  CENTRAL BENTON COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CAMDEN...
  WESTERN HOUSTON COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
  NORTHWESTERN HUMPHREYS COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 515 AM CDT

* AT 217 AM CDT RADAR ESTIMATES ALMOST 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE
WARNED AREA IN THE PAST 3 HOURS. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE AREA FOR THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. THIS WILL RESULT IN STREET FLOODING
AND FLOODING OF LOW AREAS AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 3626 8764 3588 8816 3607 8823 3634 8777
TIME...MOT...LOC 0717Z 180DEG 0KT 3612 8798

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JLM


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