[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
353 AM CST WED JAN 25 2006

...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:        14.9 FEET AND FALLING AT 3 AM WEDNESDAY.
*   RIVER FORECAST:      FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE OF 10.0 FT THIS
EVENING, 8.0 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW, THEN FORECAST TO RECEDE TO NEAR 5.0 FT
SUNDAY EVENING.
*   FLOOD CATEGORY:      THESE LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE FLOODING.
*   RIVER CRESTED:       15.7 AT YESTERDAY LATE EVENING.


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 RIVER AND THOSE WITH RIVER INTERESTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
MONITOR WATER LEVELS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATER. IF YOU
APPROACH A WATER COVERED ROAD, TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN.
&&

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

BUFFALO RIVER
LOBELVILLE     10.0  14.9  WED 03 AM   6.4   5.2   5.0   4.8


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