[BNAWX] Flash Flood Statement

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WGUS74 KOHX 280259
FFSOHX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
959 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

TNC161-280830-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
STEWART TN-
959 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STEWART COUNTY UNTIL 330
AM CDT...

A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR STEWART COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT.

AT 957 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES HAVE FALLEN THIS
EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING
ACROSS STEWART COUNTY.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED FLOODING ON NUMEROUS
ROADS ACROSS STEWART COUNTY...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 49 IN THE BEAR
SPRING COMMUNITY...INDIAN MOUND ROAD...BIG ROCK ROAD...JOINER HOLLOW
ROAD... ROBERTSON HILL ROAD...WILDLIFE ROAD...NORRIS HANCOCK
ROAD...AND CENTERPOINT ROAD. ALSO...WATER RESCUES AND EVACUATIONS OF
HOMES ARE OCCURRING...AND RESIDENTS OF STEWART COUNTY SHOULD NOT
DRIVE INTO FLOODED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

&&

LAT...LON 3667 8786 3664 8784 3664 8764 3641 8760
      3637 8760 3637 8771 3634 8777 3633 8789
      3636 8800 3644 8807 3653 8804 3667 8808
      3668 8799

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