[BNAWX] Flood Warning

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1040 AM CDT TUE OCT 19 2004

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS UPDATED THE RIVER FLOOD WARNING
FOR THE HARPETH RIVER...


AFFECTING THESE COUNTIES IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE: CHEATHAM...DAVIDSON...WILLIAMSON.

HARPETH RIVER NEAR KINGSTON SPRINGS...
*   FLOOD STAGE:         15.0 FEET.
*   LATEST STAGE:        20 FEET AND RISING AT 1030 AM.
*   RIVER FORECAST:      FORECAST TO RISE AND CREST NEAR 21 FEET THIS AFTERNOON
*   FLOOD CATEGORY:      THESE LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE FLOODING.

AT THESE LEVELS...FLOOD WATERS WILL OVERFLOW THE LEFT BANK OF THE RIVER AND
APPROACH PINNACLE HILL ROAD, AND EAST KINGSTON SPRINGS ROAD. SEVERAL SECONDARY
ROADS NEAR THE RIVER BECOME IMPASSIBLE. THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST
OF 21.3 FEET WHICH OCCURRED FEBRUARY 7, 2004.

HARPETH RIVER AT FRANKLIN...
*   FLOOD STAGE:         21.0 FEET.
*   LATEST STAGE:        19.4 FEET AND RISING AT 1030 AM.
*   RIVER FORECAST:      FORECAST TO RISE AND CREST NEAR 21 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.
*   FLOOD CATEGORY:      THESE LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING.

AT THESE LEVELS...FLOOD WATERS REACH LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE BANKS, INCLUDING
THE THE CITY PARK.

IF POSSIBLE...AVOID THE RIVER. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS AND
REMEMBER...NEVER DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TURN AROUND...DON'T
DROWN.
$$




              FLOOD      OBSERVED           5-DAY FORECAST 7AM         CREST
LOCATION       STG    STG  DAY  TIME   WED   THU   FRI   SAT   SUN   STG   DATE

HARPETH RIVER
KINGSTON SPRIN 15.0  20.0  TUE 10 AM  12.5   5.0   2.7   1.6   1.5  21.0  10/19

FRANKLIN       21.0  19.4  TUE 10 AM   9.2   4.3   3.7   3.7   3.7  21.0  10/19
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