[BNAWX] Flash Flood Statement

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WGUS74 KOHX 281855
FFSOHX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1255 PM CST MON FEB 28 2011

TNC037-111-149-159-165-169-189-282030-
/O.CON.KOHX.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110228T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RUTHERFORD TN-DAVIDSON TN-SMITH TN-TROUSDALE TN-MACON TN-SUMNER TN-
WILSON TN-
1255 PM CST MON FEB 28 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WILSON...SOUTHERN
SUMNER...MACON...TROUSDALE...SMITH...SOUTHEASTERN DAVIDSON AND
NORTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM CST...

AT 1253 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA
HAVE MOVED OUT...HOWEVER RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER THROUGH AREA
CREEKS AND STREAMS.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY NEAR CARTHAGE...GALLATIN...HARTSVILLE...
LAFAYETTE...LEBANON...BELINDA CITY...GORDONSVILLE...GREEN
HILL...HENDERSONVILLE...LA VERGNE...MOUNT JULIET...RED BOILING
SPRINGS...RURAL HILL...SMYRNA AND WATERTOWN.

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 3663 8580 3629 8585 3615 8584 3609 8601
      3610 8605 3608 8605 3590 8660 3591 8662
      3639 8658 3664 8582

$$

LAROSA




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