[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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WGUS84 KOHX 151925
FLSOHX

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
119 PM CST SAT DEC 15 2007

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119 PM CST SAT DEC 15 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  BENTON COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CAMDEN...
  WESTERN DICKSON COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DICKSON...
  HOUSTON COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ERIN...
  HUMPHREYS COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WAVERLY...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE...
  STEWART COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DOVER...

* UNTIL 515 PM CST

* AT 119 PM CST...FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN STEWART COUNTY...ALONG
PARTS OF HIGHWAY 120...BETWEEN BUMPUS MILLS AND HIGHWAY 79. RADAR ESTIMATES
INDICATE THAT BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE ADVISORY
AREA SO FAR TODAY...AND ADDTIONAL RAINFALL OF AN INCH OR MORE IS LIKELY OVER
THE NEXT 3 TO 4 HOURS. MOST OF THE FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG THE NORMALLY
FLOOD PRONE PARTS OF HIGHWAYS ACROSS THE AREA...AND MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE
WITH EXTRA CAUTION. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL ALSO BE RUNNING NEAR...
OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE...BANKFULL...AND RESIDENTS WHO LIVE NEAR SUCH CREEKS OR
STREAMS SHOULD BE READY TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 3664 8723 3603 8739 3600 8761 3588 8785
      3591 8819 3638 8805 3638 8801 3641 8805
      3664 8798
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 180DEG 0KT 3623 8769

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