[BNAWX] Flash Flood Statement

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WGUS74 KOHX 281636
FFSOHX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1036 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011

TNC021-037-165-187-282000-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WILLIAMSON TN-DAVIDSON TN-CHEATHAM TN-SUMNER TN-
1036 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN SUMNER...
EAST CENTRAL CHEATHAM...DAVIDSON AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM
CST...

AT 1032 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES HAVE FALLEN...AND AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE BEFORE STORMS DIMINISH THIS
AFTERNOON.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
FRANKLIN...NASHVILLE...BELLE MEADE...BRENTWOOD...FOREST HILLS...
GOODLETTSVILLE...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKEWOOD...NOLENSVILLE AND OAK
HILL.

LOOK FOR RISES ON WHITES CREEK IN NORTH NASHVILLE...RICHLAND CREEK
IN WEST NASHVILLE AND BELLE MEADE...AND MILL CREEK FROM NOLENSVILLE
TO ANTIOCH.

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 3639 8657 3598 8660 3597 8662 3591 8662
      3590 8660 3580 8661 3581 8707 3623 8703

$$

LAROSA



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