[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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WGUS84 KOHX 072233
FLSOHX

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
533 PM CDT THU JUL 7 2011

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WILLIAMSON TN-
533 PM CDT THU JUL 7 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  EASTERN WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 527 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
RAINFALL HAD ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIALS AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEES REPORTED SEVERAL
ROADWAYS REMAIN FLOODED UNDER SEVERAL FEET OF WATER ACROSS
WILLIAMSON COUNTY...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND
FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...AND COOL SPRINGS MALL.

RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS PORTIONS
OF FRANKLIN AND BRENTWOOD THIS AFTERNOON. FLOODING WILL SLOWLY
SUBSIDE ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 3605 8692 3604 8678 3603 8675 3601 8675
      3598 8665 3581 8672 3589 8701

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SHAMBURGER




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