[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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WGUS84 KOHX 151727
FLSOHX

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1216 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

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1216 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  LAWRENCE COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG...

* UNTIL 315 PM CDT

* AT 1216 PM CDT AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL REPORTED SMALL
STREAMS WERE RUNNING HIGH IN THE LAWRENCEBURG AREA. DOPPLER RADAR
HAS ESTIMATED ABOUT AN INCH OR TWO OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN LAWRENCE
COUNTY.

MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING ALONG THE
TENNESSEE...ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI BORDER DURING THE NEXT FEW
HOURS. EXPECT ABOUT ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF RAIN IN LAWRENCE COUNTY.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN
AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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 3539 8755 3542 8724 3502 8723 3504 8756
TIME...MOT...LOC 1716Z 180DEG 0KT 3513 8745

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