[BNAWX] Flood Warning

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WGUS44 KOHX 161927
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
227 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2009

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PUTNAM TN-JACKSON TN-
227 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
  SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  WESTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COOKEVILLE...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 223 PM CDT...HEAVY RAIN HAS CAUSED CONSIDERABLE PONDING OF
WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS OVER MAINLY THE WEST PART OF PUTNAM COUNTY.
AT 205 PM CDT...A SPOTTER REPORTED WATER 3 TO 4 INCHES DEEP ALONG
CUMBY ROAD...WHICH IS NORTHWEST OF COOKEVILLE.

STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON.

FLOODING CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG HIGHWAYS AND
UNDERPASSES IN BOTH URBAN AND RURAL AREAS. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF THE SMALLEST CREEKS...STREAMS
AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO
CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 3624 8541 3622 8536 3607 8537 3609 8552
      3605 8562 3607 8569 3608 8569 3611 8575
      3625 8578 3623 8560 3628 8546

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