[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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WGUS84 KOHX 172052
FLSOHX

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
352 PM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012

TNC187-172245-
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WILLIAMSON TN-
352 PM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  WESTERN WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 349 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN
WILLIAMSON COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SOME SECONDARY
ROADWAYS MAY BE COVERED WITH WATER AND SMALL STREAMS MAY RISE
QUICKLY.

AT 346 PM CDT...WILLIAMSON COUNTY 911 REPORTED FLOODING ON SLEEPY
HOLLOW ROAD NEAR FAIRVIEW.

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 3603 8680 3579 8694 3585 8720 3599 8718
      3599 8703 3605 8693

$$

SHAMBURGER





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