[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
320 PM CDT THU AUG 19 2010

TNC165-189-200030-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUMNER TN-WILSON TN-
320 PM CDT THU AUG 19 2010

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN WILSON AND SOUTHERN SUMNER COUNTIES...

AT 315 PM CDT...MOST CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE AREA WERE STILL
RUNNING HIGH. MANSKERS CREEK...IN GOODLETTSVILLE...WAS STILL SLOWLY
RISING...AND PARTS OF MOSS WRIGHT PARK REMAINED FLOODED. MANY OTHER
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HOWEVER...HAD BEGUN A SLOW FALL...AND ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE TO FALL OVERNIGHT.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

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. 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.

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.

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LAT...LON 3617 8624 3609 8650 3610 8651 3613 8653
      3614 8652 3614 8653 3639 8665 3647 8637

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