[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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WGUS84 KOHX 140846
FLSOHX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
246 AM CST MON JAN 14 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TENNESSEE...

  HARPETH RIVER NEAR KINGSTON SPRINGS AFFECTING CHEATHAM COUNTY

.RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS CAUSED THE HARPETH RIVER AT KINGSTON SPRINGS
TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER HAS LEVELED OFF...BUT ADDITIONAL
RUNOFF FROM UPSTREAM CREEKS MAY CAUSE A SLIGHT RISE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID FLOODED AREAS ALONG THE RIVER...AND MOVE PERSONAL BELONGINGS TO HIGHER
GROUND. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS AS THE DEPTH OF WATER MAY BE TOO GREAT
TO PASS...EVEN IN TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. IF YOU COME ACROSS A FLOODED
ROAD...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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246 AM CST MON JAN 14 2013

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL 01/15 06:55...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE HARPETH RIVER NEAR KINGSTON SPRINGS
* UNTIL 01/15 06:55.
* AT 02AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.0 FEET AND STEADY.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
* THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 23.8 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN FALL BELOW
  FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW.
* AT 25.0 FEET...THE ACCESS ROAD TO THE NARROWS OF THE HARPETH STATE PARK BEGINS
  TO BE INUNDATED.
* AT 22.0 FEET...PORTIONS OF MOUND CREEK ROAD BECOME INUNDATED.
* AT 20.0 FEET...FLOODING OF THE KINGSTON SPRINGS CITY PARK BEGINS AND WATER
  APPROACHES PINNACLE HILL ROAD AND EAST KINGSTONS SPRINGS ROAD. SEVERAL
  SECONDARY ROADS NEAR THE RIVER BECOME IMPASSABLE.

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