[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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WGUS84 KOHX 261756
FLSOHX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1256 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TENNESSEE..
  GARRISON FORK NEAR WARTRACE AFFECTING BEDFORD COUNTY

.HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT AROUND TWO INCHES HAS CAUSED AREA CREEKS AND
STREAMS TO RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. RIVER LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID FLOODED AREAS ALONG THE RIVER...AND MOVE PERSONAL BELONGINGS TO HIGHER
GROUND. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS AS THE DEPTH OF WATER MAY BE TOO GREAT
TO PASS...EVEN IN TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. IF YOU COME ACROSS A FLOODED
ROAD...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

THE LATEST STAGES AND FORECASTS FOR RIVERS AND STREAMS CAN BE FOUND AT OUR WEB
PAGE AT HTTP://AHPS.SRH.NOAA.GOV/INDEX.PHP?WFO=OHX.

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1256 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE GARRISON FORK NEAR WARTRACE
* UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON.
* AT 1PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.0 FEET AND FALLING.
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* AT 8.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOW OVER THE LOW WATER CROSSING ON BUGSCUFFLE
  ROAD.

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