[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
734 AM CST THU DEC 23 2004

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

AFFECTING THESE COUNTIES IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE: HUMPHREYS...PERRY.

BUFFALO RIVER NEAR LOBELVILLE...
*   FLOOD STAGE:         10.0 FEET.
*   LATEST STAGE:        8.7 FEET AND RISING AT 7 AM THURSDAY.
*   RIVER FORECAST:      FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO RISE AND CREST NEAR
                         15 FEET TONIGHT.
*   FLOOD CATEGORY:      THESE LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE FLOODING.

AT THESE LEVELS...THE FLOOD PLAIN WILL BE INUNDATED AND SEVERAL ACCESS ROADS
ALONG THE RIVER WILL BE IMPASSABLE. LEEPER BOTTOM AND QUALLS BEND NEAR
LOBELVILLE WILL BE FLOODED. THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 14.7 FEET
WHICH OCCURRED FEB 23 2003.

PERSONS LIVING ALONG THE BUFFALO 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

BUFFALO RIVER
LOBELVILLE     10.0   8.7  THU 07 AM  14.5  13.2   9.4   7.9        15.0  12/23
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