[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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WGUS84 KOHX 021031
FLSOHX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
531 AM CDT SAT MAY 02 2009

.HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE BUFFALO RIVER BASIN HAS FORCED RAPID RISES IN THE RIVER
NEAR LOBELVILLE. THE RIVER WILL LIKELY RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE 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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531 AM CDT SAT MAY 02 2009

* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* AT 04AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 13.5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON
* AT 14.0 FEET...GILMER BRIDGE ROAD AND RUSSELL CREEK ROAD BEGIN TO BE
  INUNDATED. LEEPER BOTTOM AND QUALLS BEND ROAD BECOME INUNDATED AS WELL.
* AT 12.0 FEET...PORTIONS OF SECONDARY ROADS NEAR OLD HIGHWAY 13 MAY BE
  INUNDATED
* AT 11.5 FEET...AGRICULTURAL BOTTOMLAND FLOODS. WATER APPROACHES THE RIVER
  ACCESS ROAD EAST OF LOBELVILLE
* AT 10.0 FEET...LOW LYING AREAS AND AGRICULTURAL BOTTOMLAND WILL FLOOD

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