[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
600 AM CST THU DEC 09 2004

...A RIVER FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE DUCK RIVER...


AFFECTING THESE COUNTIES IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE: HICKMAN...MAURY.

DUCK RIVER AT COLUMBIA...
*   FLOOD STAGE:         32.0 FEET.
*   LATEST STAGE:        28.5 FEET AND FALLING AT 3 AM THURSDAY.
*   RIVER FORECAST:      EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OF 32.0 FT
SATURDAY  EARLY AFTERNOON THEN FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 32.0 FT   SATURDAY  EARLY
AFTERNOON THEN FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE OF 32.0 FT   SATURDAY  EARLY
AFTERNOON 28.0 FT   SUNDAY  MORNING THEN FORECAST TO RECEDE TO NEAR 18.0 FT
MONDAY  MORNING.
*   FLOOD CATEGORY:      THESE LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING.


AT THESE LEVELS...FLOOD WATERS OVERFLOW THE BANKS AND LOW LYING AREAS NEAR
COLUMBIA BEGIN TO FLOOD. THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 31.8 FEET
WHICH OCCURRED DEC 2 2004.


DUCK RIVER AT CENTERVILLE...
*   FLOOD STAGE:         22.0 FEET.
*   LATEST STAGE:        25.2 FEET AND FALLING AT 5 AM THURSDAY.
*   RIVER FORECAST:      FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR 26.0 FT  AFTER MIDNIGHT
TOMORROW THEN FORECAST TO RECEDE TO NEAR 23.0 FT   MONDAY  MORNING.
*   FLOOD CATEGORY:      THESE LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE FLOODING.
*   RIVER CRESTED:       25.2 AT  EARLY THIS MORNING.


AT THESE LEVELS...FLOOD WATERS COVER THE SOCCER FIELDS AND BOTTOMLAND ALONG THE
RIVER. HICKMAN SPRINGS ROAD, DEFEATED CREEK ROAD, AND LEATHERWOOD ROAD WILL BE
IMPASSABLE. DEFEATED CREEK WILL FLOOD DUE TO BACKWATER FROM THE DUCK RIVER.

PERSONS LIVING ALONG THE RIVER AND THOSE WITH RIVER INTERESTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
MONITOR WATER LEVELS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.
$$




              FLOOD      OBSERVED           5-DAY FORECAST 6AM         CREST
LOCATION       STG    STG  DAY  TIME   FRI   SAT   SUN   MON   TUE   STG   DATE

DUCK RIVER
COLUMBIA       32.0  28.5  THU 03 AM  26.2  31.7  27.0  17.8        32.0  12/11
CENTERVILLE    22.0  25.2  THU 05 AM  25.9  25.8  25.3  23.0        26.0  12/10

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