[BNAWX] Flash Flood Statement

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WGUS74 KOHX 011625
FFSOHX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1125 AM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010

TNC005-043-081-085-135-011715-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HICKMAN TN-PERRY TN-DICKSON TN-BENTON TN-HUMPHREYS TN-
1125 AM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CDT FOR
HUMPHREYS...BENTON...SOUTHERN DICKSON...NORTHERN PERRY AND HICKMAN
COUNTIES...

AT 1116 AM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL
LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED INTERSTATE 40 WEST OF NASHVILLE
HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WHITE
BLUFF...WAVERLY...NEW JOHNSONVILLE...MCEWEN...DICKSON...CAMDEN AND
BURNS.

AREAS IN WARNING HAVE RECEIVED AS MUCH AS 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN IN
THE LAST FEW HOURS...AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS SINCE THE RAIN BEGAN
OVERNIGHT. STORMS MOVING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE INTENSE RAINFALL RATES OF 3 TO 4 INCHES AN HOUR...WHICH WILL
CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND POOR
DRAINING AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

&&

LAT...LON 3610 8822 3614 8819 3618 8716 3599 8719
      3598 8721 3594 8720 3573 8723 3572 8726
      3568 8802 3573 8803 3581 8798 3582 8800
      3581 8802 3585 8803 3585 8822

$$

LAROSA




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