[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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FLSOHX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
402 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

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

  CUMBERLAND RIVER AT NASHVILLE AFFECTING DAVIDSON COUNTY
  HARPETH RIVER NEAR KINGSTON SPRINGS AFFECTING CHEATHAM COUNTY

.RUNOFF CONTINUES TO CAUSE RISES ON THE CUMBERLAND RIVER AT NASHVILLE
WITH THE LATEST STAGE AT 50.4 FEET. MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
AT NASHVILLE WITH A CREST OF 51.5 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HARPETH
RIVER AT KINGSTON SPRINGS CONTINUES TO RISE DUE TO RUNOFF WITH
MAJOR FLOODING AND RECORD FLOODING FORECAST. THE FORECAST STAGE
ON THE HARPETH IS 44.4 FEET.

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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402 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL 05/05 09:00...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CUMBERLAND RIVER AT NASHVILLE
* UNTIL 05/05 09:00.
* AT 03AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 50.4 FEET.
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 40.0 FEET.
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 51.5 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* AT 54.0 FEET...THE SHELBY BOTTOMS NATURE CENTER BUILDING BEGINS TO FLOOD.
* AT 52.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS COVER A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF DOWNTOWN
  NASHVILLE...INCLUDING FIRST AVE AND BROADWAY...THE TRAIN STATION...ACCESS
  ROADS AND PARKING LOTS AROUND L P FIELD...AND THE SHELBY BOTTOMS AREA.
* AT 50.0 FEET...IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE...FLOOD WATERS REACH THE INTERSECTION OF
  FIRST AVE AND BROADWAY...INCLUDING THE TRAIN STATION...AND PORTIONS OF TITANS
  WAY ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIVER NEAR L P FIELD.
* AT 49.0 FEET...IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIVER WATER
  REACHES THE SIDEWALK AREAS ALONG TITANS WAY NEAR L P FIELD.
* AT 47.0 FEET...WATER REACHES THE FIFTH GRASSY AREA OF THE RIVERFRONT LANDING
  IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE.
* AT 46.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF THE SHELBY BOTTOMS AREA IS OCCURRING...
  INCLUDING THE ATHLETIC FIELDS AND THE GREENWAY...AND WATER MAY APPROACH THE
  PARKING LOT OF THE SHELBY BOTTOMS NATURE CENTER.
* AT 45.0 FEET...IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE FLOOD WATERS COVER MOST OF THE RIVERFRONT
  LANDING AND THE ACCESS AREA ON THE EAST SIDE NEAR L P FIELD.
* AT 42.0 FEET...WATER REACHES THE FOURTH GRASSY AREA OF THE RIVERFRONT LANDING
  IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE.
* AT 40.0 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS ALONG THE RIVER IN AND AROUND THE NASHVILLE
  METROPOLITAN AREA. FLOOD WATERS APPROACH SOME INDUSTRIAL AREAS DOWNTOWN AND
  CUMBERLAND FIELD AIRPORT.
* AT 39.0 FEET...WATER OVERFLOWS THE RIVER BANK ALONG PENNINGTON BEND NEAR OPRY
  MILLS AND APPROACHES THE LANDING AT RIVERFRONT PARK IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE.
* AT 38.5 FEET...WATER REACHES SEVERAL LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE CUMBERLAND
  RIVER IN AND AROUND THE NASHVILLE AREA. THE PENNINGTON BEND AREA NEAR OPRY
  MILLS BEGINS TO FLOOD.
* AT 38.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO INUNDATE THE THIRD GRASSY AREA OF THE
  RIVERFRONT LANDING IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE AND PAVED WALKING AND BIKING TRAILS
  IN THE SHELBY BOTTOMS AREA.
* AT 34.0 FEET...IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE WATER REACHES THE SECOND GRASSY AREA OF
  THE RIVERFRONT LANDING AND COVERS MOST OF THE ACCESS AREA ON THE EAST SIDE OF
  THE RIVER NEAR L P FIELD. IN EAST NASHVILLE WATER REACHES DIRT TRAILS IN THE
  SHELBY BOTTOMS PARK AREA.
* AT 30.0 FEET...IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE THE FIRST GRASSY AREA OF THE RIVERFRONT
  LANDING...AND THE ACCESS POINT ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIVER NEAR L P FIELD
  ARE INUNDATED.
* AT 25.0 FEET...IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE THE RIVERFRONT AREAS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE
  RIVER BEGIN TO BE INUNDATED.

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402 AM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL 05/04 11:00...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE HARPETH RIVER NEAR KINGSTON SPRINGS
* UNTIL 05/04 11:00.
* AT 07PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 31.2 FEET.
* MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND RECORD FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
* AT 32.0 FEET...SECONDARY ROADS ALONG THE RIVER AND PORTIONS OF HWY 70 WILL BE
  IMPASSIBLE. WATER WILL APPROACH SEVERAL RESIDENCES ON HWY 70 ACROSS FROM THE
  ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND WILL REACH THE CITY PARK NEAR THE OLD BRIDGE.
* AT 26.0 FEET...PORTIONS OF CEDAR HILL ROAD BECOME INUNDATED.
* AT 25.0 FEET...THE ACCESS ROAD TO THE NARROWS OF THE HARPETH STATE PARK BEGINS
  TO BE INUNDATED.
* AT 22.0 FEET...PORTIONS OF MOUND CREEK ROAD BECOME INUNDATED.
* AT 20.0 FEET...FLOODING OF THE KINGSTON SPRINGS CITY PARK BEGINS AND WATER
  APPROACHES PINNACLE HILL ROAD AND EAST KINGSTONS SPRINGS ROAD. SEVERAL
  SECONDARY ROADS NEAR THE RIVER BECOME IMPASSABLE.
* AT 18.0 FEET...LOW LYING AREAS OF THE NARROWS OF THE HARPETH STATE PARK BECOME
  INUNDATED.
* AT 16.0 FEET...LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL LAND AND BOTTOM LAND ADJACENT TO THE
  RIVER BEGINS TO BE INUNDATED


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