[BNAWX] Flash Flood Statement

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
600 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009

TNC005-021-037-043-081-083-085-125-147-161-187-020100-
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HICKMAN TN-WILLIAMSON TN-DICKSON TN-HOUSTON TN-DAVIDSON TN-
CHEATHAM TN-MONTGOMERY TN-ROBERTSON TN-STEWART TN-BENTON TN-
HUMPHREYS TN-
600 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
HUMPHREYS...BENTON...SOUTHERN STEWART...SOUTHWESTERN ROBERTSON...
SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY...CHEATHAM...WESTERN DAVIDSON...HOUSTON...
DICKSON...WESTERN WILLIAMSON AND NORTHERN HICKMAN COUNTIES...

AT 600 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE AN AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH
FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREA. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING INTENSE
RAINFALL RATES OF 3 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR...AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING.

IN DICKSON COUNTY...LOOK FOR POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING IN THE JONES
CREEK BASIN BETWEEN DICKSON AND CHARLOTTE.

IN CHEATHAM COUNTY...LOOK FOR POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING NEAR KINGSTON
SPRINGS ALONG THE HARPETH RIVER.

IN BENTON COUNTY...LOOK FOR POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING AROUND CAMDEN
AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.

IN DAVIDSON AND WILLIAM COUNTIES...LOOK FOR FLASH FLOODING ALONG THE
HARPETH RIVER...SOUTH HARPETH RIVER...AND THE LITTLE HARPETH RIVER
NEAR BELLEVUE...FAIRVIEW...AND LEIPERS FORK.

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WHITE BLUFF...WAVERLY...TENNESSEE RIDGE...SPRINGFIELD...PEGRAM...
MCEWEN...ERIN...DOVER AND ASHLAND CITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE
SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

&&

LAT...LON 3613 8821 3616 8816 3621 8814 3625 8810
      3636 8810 3637 8800 3643 8805 3653 8805
      3652 8687 3582 8689 3582 8711 3585 8720
      3582 8722 3583 8772 3584 8773 3583 8802
      3585 8803 3585 8822

$$

LAROSA

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