[BNAWX] Flash Flood Statement

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WGUS74 KOHX 140359
FFSOHX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1059 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

TNC081-101-119-140430-
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HICKMAN TN-LEWIS TN-MAURY TN-
1059 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MAURY...NORTHEASTERN LEWIS AND SOUTHEASTERN HICKMAN
COUNTIES...

AT 1048 PM CDT...HEAVY RAIN EARLIER THIS EVENING PRODUCED FLASH
FLOODING NEAR CATHEYS CREEK IN MAURY COUNTY...LEATHERWOOD CREEK AND
OTHER TRIBUTARIES OF THE DUCK RIVER IN SOUTHEAST MAURY COUNTY...AND
PORTIONS OF BIG SWAN CREEK IN NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTY.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THE RAIN WILL BE
TAPERING OFF...BUT THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN UNTIL
THE WARNING EXPIRES.

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.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT 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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

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LAT...LON 3581 8739 3579 8708 3556 8725 3557 8758

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