[BNAWX] Flash Flood Watch

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FFAOHX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
426 AM CST SUN JAN 13 2013

...HEAVY RAIN TO MOVE THROUGH MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY...

.A LINE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA THIS MORNING...WITH STEADY RAIN LASTING INTO THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. BRIEF RAINFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL
BE COMMON IN THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS...BUT MOST PLACES CAN EXPECT
AMOUNTS OF A QUARTER INCH PER HOUR TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH
PER HOUR. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF INTO AREA
CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND HIGH FLOWS TO MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH
ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS.

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426 AM CST SUN JAN 13 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  COUNTIES...BEDFORD...BENTON...CANNON...CHEATHAM...CLAY...
  COFFEE...CUMBERLAND...DAVIDSON...DE KALB...DICKSON...
  FENTRESS...GILES...GRUNDY...HICKMAN...HOUSTON...HUMPHREYS...
  JACKSON...LAWRENCE...LEWIS...MACON...MARSHALL...MAURY...
  MONTGOMERY...OVERTON...PERRY...PICKETT...PUTNAM...ROBERTSON...
  RUTHERFORD...SMITH...STEWART...SUMNER...TROUSDALE...VAN
  BUREN...WARREN...WAYNE...WHITE...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON.

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AN
  APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING INTENSE RAINFALL RATES AT
  TIMES TODAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL TOTAL ONE TO TWO
  INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF THREE INCHES POSSIBLE.

* THIS MUCH RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON SMALLER CREEKS
  AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS PRODUCE ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING IN
  URBAN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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