[BNAWX] Flood Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
934 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2004

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

AFFECTING THESE COUNTIES IN ALABAMA: LIMESTONE AND IN TENNESSEE: GILES.

ELK RIVER NEAR PROSPECT...
*   FLOOD STAGE:         26.0 FEET.
*   LATEST STAGE:        19.6 FEET AND RISING AT 8 PM FRIDAY.
*   RIVER FORECAST:      EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OF 26.0 FT LATE
SATURDAY MORNING THEN FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 27.0 FT SATURDAY EVENING. THE
RIVER IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

*   FLOOD CATEGORY:      THESE LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING.

AT THESE LEVELS...FLOOD WATERS APPROACH COUNTY ROAD 49...VETO ROAD...AND BETHAL
PROSPECT ROAD...BOTH JUST SOUTH OF PROSPECT.. THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS
CREST OF 27.3 FEET WHICH OCCURRED FEB 16 2003.

PERSONS LIVING ALONG THE RIVER AND THOSE WITH RIVER INTERESTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
MONITOR WATER LEVELS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.
$$
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              FLOOD      OBSERVED           5-DAY FORECAST 7AM         CREST
LOCATION       STG    STG  DAY  TIME   SAT   SUN   MON   TUE   WED   STG   DATE

ELK RIVER
PROSPECT       26.0  19.6  FRI 08 PM  25.1  18.9  16.5  15.3        27.0  06/26



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