[BNAWX] Flood Warning

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1047 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2011

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HOUSTON TN-MONTGOMERY TN-STEWART TN-BENTON TN-HUMPHREYS TN-
1047 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS EXTENDED THE

* 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 WEDNESDAY

* AT 1045 AM MONDAY...LEVELS ON THE CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE
RIVERS REMAINED HIGH. THE CUMBERLAND RIVER LEVEL AT DOVER WAS
369.9 FEET AND SLOWLY FALLING. THE RIVER WILL FALL SLOWLY OR BECOME
STEADY THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AT CLARKSVILLE...THE RIVER
LEVEL WAS AT 41.8 FEET AND SLOWLY FALLING. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO
HOLD NEARLY STEADY NEAR 42.0 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS DAMS UPSTREAM
RELEASE WATER. FLOOD STAGE AT CLARKSVILLE IS 46.0 FEET. THESE HIGH
RIVER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE
CUMBERLAND RIVER DOWNSTREAM OF CLARKSVILLE...IN STEWART AND
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES.

ON THE TENNESSEE RIVER...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN
BENTON...HUMPHREYS...HOUSTON...AND STEWART COUNTIES ALONG THE RIVER
AND TRIBUTARIES. AT 1045 AM...THE TENNESSEE RIVER IN THE NEW
JOHNSONVILLE AREA WAS NEAR 369.2 FEET AND SLOWLY FALLING. THE RIVER
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FALLING TO NEAR 366.6 FEET THURSDAY MORNING.

THE FLOODING ON THE TENNESSEE AND CUMBERLAND RIVERS IS EXPECTED TO
SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS WEEK...AND MAY END BY NEXT WEEKEND FOR MOST
AREAS. SOME OF THE LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVERS MAY CONTINUE TO
SEE HIGH WATER LEVELS INTO NEXT WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 8807

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