[BNAWX] Flash Flood Watch

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WGUS64 KOHX 012021
FFAOHX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
321 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011

...RISK OF FLOODING FOR NORTHWEST COUNTIES CONTINUES THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

.A STALLED FRONT OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL CAUSE
PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN TO
OCCUR OVER NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN WILL
FALL WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. RECENT RAINFALL HAS
STEAMS AND RIVERS ALREADY RUNNING HIGH...AND THE GROUND IS
SATURATED. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING
PROBLEMS.

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STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-BENTON-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-
CHEATHAM-PERRY-HICKMAN-
321 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
 COUNTIES...BENTON...CHEATHAM...DICKSON...HICKMAN...HOUSTON...
 HUMPHREYS...MONTGOMERY...PERRY...ROBERTSON AND STEWART.

* THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

* THE GROUND HAS BECOME SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINFALL AND AREA
 STREAMS ARE RUNNING HIGH. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED
 OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL
 BE COMMON WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE INCLUDING FLOODING OF
 CREEKS AND STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS. THE HEAVY RAINFALL
 WILL ALSO AGGRAVATE EXISTING HIGH WATER LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

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JLM



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