[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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WGUS84 KOHX 242028
FLSOHX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
228 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TENNESSEE...

  GARRISON FORK NEAR WARTRACE AFFECTING BEDFORD COUNTY

. RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS CAUSED GARRISON FORK NEAR WARTRACE TO OVERFLOW
ITS BANKS. RAINFALL HAS CEASED TEMPORARILY...BUT COULD START AGAIN LATER
THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID FLOODED AREAS ALONG THE RIVER...AND MOVE PERSONAL BELONGINGS TO HIGHER
GROUND. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS AS THE DEPTH OF WATER MAY BE TOO GREAT
TO PASS...EVEN IN TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. IF YOU COME ACROSS A FLOODED
ROAD...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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228 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL 01/27 03:00...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE GARRISON FORK NEAR WARTRACE
* AT 02PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.5 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING...AND
  WILL THEN BEGIN A SLOW FALL. EXPECT THE RIVER TO REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
  THROUGH THE COMING DAYS.
* AT 8.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOW OVER THE LOW WATER CROSSING ON BUGSCUFFLE
  ROAD.

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