[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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Sat May 1 16:50:45 CDT 2010


WGUS84 KOHX 012150
FLSOHX

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
450 PM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010

TNC005-021-037-041-043-081-083-085-101-111-117-119-125-135-147-149-
159-161-165-169-187-189-022015-
/O.CON.KOHX.FA.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100502T2015Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MAURY TN-HICKMAN TN-PERRY TN-DEKALB TN-WILLIAMSON TN-DICKSON TN-
RUTHERFORD TN-HOUSTON TN-DAVIDSON TN-SMITH TN-CHEATHAM TN-
TROUSDALE TN-MACON TN-MONTGOMERY TN-ROBERTSON TN-SUMNER TN-STEWART TN-
MARSHALL TN-LEWIS TN-BENTON TN-HUMPHREYS TN-WILSON TN-
450 PM CDT SAT MAY 1 2010

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR
WILSON...HUMPHREYS...BENTON...LEWIS...NORTH CENTRAL MARSHALL...
STEWART...SUMNER...ROBERTSON...MONTGOMERY...MACON...TROUSDALE...
CHEATHAM...SMITH...DAVIDSON...HOUSTON...NORTHERN RUTHERFORD...
DICKSON...WILLIAMSON...NORTHWESTERN DEKALB...PERRY...HICKMAN AND
MAURY COUNTIES...

AT 446 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES...WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE WARNED AREA.

THIS HAS CAUSED WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS FLOODING OF CREEKS AND
STREAMS...AND IT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODED ROADS...HIGHWAYS...AND HOMES HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED...AND REPORTS OF WATER RESCUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM
NUMEROUS COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY
BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. 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 3663 8579 3597 8585 3597 8615 3592 8613
      3549 8723 3543 8760 3550 8776 3544 8805
      3551 8797 3573 8803 3581 8798 3585 8803
      3584 8821 3596 8822 3613 8821 3625 8810
      3636 8810 3637 8800 3643 8805 3668 8807

$$

LAROSA



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