[BNAWX] Flash Flood Statement

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WGUS74 KOHX 281352
FFSOHX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
752 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011

TNC005-021-037-043-083-085-111-125-147-165-281600-
/O.CON.KOHX.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110228T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DICKSON TN-HOUSTON TN-DAVIDSON TN-CHEATHAM TN-MACON TN-MONTGOMERY TN-
ROBERTSON TN-SUMNER TN-BENTON TN-HUMPHREYS TN-
752 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HUMPHREYS...SOUTHERN
BENTON...SUMNER...ROBERTSON...SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...NORTHWESTERN
MACON...CHEATHAM...NORTH CENTRAL DAVIDSON...SOUTHEASTERN HOUSTON AND
NORTHERN DICKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 AM CST...

AT 751 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN...WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED THIS MORNING. RAINFALL RATES
EXCEEDING 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE ALSO EXPECTED.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING
INCLUDE...ASHLAND CITY...CAMDEN...SPRINGFIELD...WAVERLY...CROSS
PLAINS...GREENBRIER...MCEWEN...MILLERSVILLE...NEW
JOHNSONVILLE...PORTLAND...RIDGETOP...WESTMORELAND AND WHITE HOUSE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. 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. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 3604 8821 3666 8659 3663 8581 3584 8815
      3585 8822

$$

LAROSA



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