[BNAWX] Flood Statement

[EMWIN Server]

WGUS84 KOHX 011450
FLSOHX

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
950 AM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010

TNC015-021-037-041-043-081-119-149-159-187-189-012045-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FA.Y.0007.100501T1450Z-100501T2045Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MAURY TN-HICKMAN TN-CANNON TN-DEKALB TN-WILLIAMSON TN-DICKSON TN-
RUTHERFORD TN-DAVIDSON TN-SMITH TN-CHEATHAM TN-WILSON TN-
950 AM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  NORTHERN CANNON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WOODBURY...
  SOUTHERN CHEATHAM COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  DAVIDSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NASHVILLE...
  WESTERN DEKALB COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  SOUTHEASTERN DICKSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  NORTHEASTERN HICKMAN COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  NORTHERN MAURY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MURFREESBORO...
  SOUTHERN SMITH COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FRANKLIN...
  WILSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LEBANON...

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT SATURDAY

* AT 943 AM CDT HEAVY RAINFALL IS CAUSING CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THE
  ADVISORY AREA TO RISE AND FLOW OUT OF THEIR BANKS.

OVER THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS AS MUCH AS 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...AND
ADDITIONAL LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY
NOON. INTENSE RAINFALL RATES AND ABUNDANT RAINFALL ARE CAUSING
CREEKS AND STREAMS TO RISE...ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN WILLIAMSON AND
SOUTHWEST DAVIDSON COUNTY. IN THE NASHVILLE METRO AREA...LOOK FOR
RISES IN THE RICHLAND CREEK AREA...MILL CREEK AREA...WHITES CREEK
AREA...AND IN POOR DRAINING AND LOW LYING AREAS. IN WILSON...
RUTHERFORD...CANNON...DE KALB..AND SMITH COUNTIES...LOOK FOR WATER
TO COLLECT IN POOR DRAINING AND LOW LYING AREAS FROM LEBANON...TO
MURFREESBORO... TO WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...AND CARTHAGE.

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 FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING
OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.

&&

LAT...LON 3623 8591 3606 8575 3594 8585 3579 8601
      3569 8726 3626 8716

$$

LAROSA




This weather bulletin was brought to you by:
www.nashvilleweather.net