[BNAWX] Flood Warning

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FLWOHX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1150 PM CDT SUN MAY 2 2010

...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING
RIVERS IN ALABAMA...TENNESSEE...
  SHOAL CREEK NEAR IRON CITY AFFECTING LAUDERDALE AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES

.HEAVY RAIN THIS WEEKEND HAS BROUGHT WIDESPREAD FLOODING TO AREA CREEKS AND RIVERS, WITH RECORD OR NEAR-RECORD CRESTS IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS.

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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1150 PM CDT SUN MAY 2 2010

...OBSERVED FLOODING INCREASED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY......FORECAST
FLOODING INCREASED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES
FOR
  THE SHOAL CREEK NEAR IRON CITY
* UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 11PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS...22.5 FEET
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 24.0 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 26.0 FEET...EXTENSIVE BOTTOMLAND FLOODING WILL OCCUR ALONG SHOAL CREEK.
  FLOOD WATERS INUNDATE THE PARK IN IRON CITY BUT DO NOT REACH THE HWY 227
  BRIDGE. THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING FLOOD. AVOID THE RIVER

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