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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1049 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2011

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HOUSTON TN-MONTGOMERY TN-STEWART TN-BENTON TN-HUMPHREYS TN-
1049 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BENTON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CAMDEN...
  HOUSTON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ERIN...
  HUMPHREYS COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WAVERLY...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE...
  STEWART COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DOVER...

* UNTIL 1045 AM CDT SATURDAY

* AT 1048 AM CDT...THE CUMBERLAND RIVER LEVEL AT DOVER WAS AT 372.8
FEET AND SLOWLY FALLING. THE CUMBERLAND RIVER AT DOVER CRESTED AT
374.0 FEET DURING THE MAY FLOOD LAST YEAR.

AT CLARKSVILLE...THE RIVER LEVEL WAS AT 45.0 FEET (375.0 FEET MSL)
AND WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY FALL BY THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY.
FLOOD STAGE AT CLARKSVILLE IS 46.0 FEET. THESE HIGH RIVER LEVELS
WILL CAUSE MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING ALONG THE CUMBERLAND RIVER
DOWNSTREAM OF CLARKSVILLE...IN STEWART AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES.

ON THE TENNESSEE RIVER...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED
IN BENTON...HUMPHREYS...HOUSTON...AND STEWART COUNTIES ALONG THE
RIVER AND ON THE TRIBUTARIES. AT 1048 AM...THE TENNESSEE RIVER IN
THE NEW JOHNSONVILLE AREA WAS NEAR 372.5 FEET AND FALLING. THE RIVER
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FALLING TO NEAR 370.5 FEET SATURDAY MORNING
...AND CONTINUE FALLING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

LAT...LON 3667 8787 3665 8785 3665 8731 3653 8715
      3634 8736 3634 8758 3585 8774 3585 8817
      3613 8818 3624 8808 3637 8809 3637 8800
      3643 8805 3668 8807

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   **!

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.

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.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO
CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 3667 8787 3665 8785 3665 8731 3653 8715
      3634 8736 3634 8758 3585 8774 3585 8817
      3613 8818 3624 8808 3637 8809 3637 8800
      3643 8805 3668 8806

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