[BNAWX] Special Weather Statement

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
151 PM CDT FRI JUN 29 2012

TNZ060-300700-
MAURY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COLUMBIA
151 PM CDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...BURN BAN IN EFFECT FOR MAURY COUNTY...

THE CHIEF OF THE MAURY COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED A BAN ON
ALL OUTDOOR BURNING IN MAURY COUNTY...IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE.

RECENT HOT AND DRY WEATHER HAS CAUSED HIGH FIRE DANGER. THE MAURY
COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN BATTLING MULTIPLE GRASS FIRES
ACROSS THE COUNTY. SOME OF THE GRASS FIRES HAVE SPREAD TO
STRUCTURES...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.

DRY AND HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE JULY
FOURTH HOLIDAY. FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN VERY HIGH. IN ADDITION TO
THE BURN BAN...THE FIRE DEPARTMENT URGES RESIDENTS TO AVOID USE
OF FIREWORKS.

ADDITIONAL COUNTIES AND CITIES IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE WILL LIKELY
IMPLEMENT BURN BANS OR RESTRICTIONS AS THE DRY WEATHER CONTINUES.
QUESTIONS ABOUT BURN BANS OR RESTRICTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO
LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS OR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.

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