[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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WGUS84 KOHX 021042
FLSOHX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
542 AM CDT SAT MAY 02 2009

.HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE DUCK RIVER BASIN HAS FORCED RAPID RISES IN DUCK RIVER NEAR
COLUMBIA. THE RIVER SHOULD RISE TO NEAR 28 FEET BY 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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542 AM CDT SAT MAY 02 2009

* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* AT 05AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 27.8 FEET
* FLOOD STAGE IS 32.0 FEET
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 28.0 FEET THIS AFTERNOON

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JLM
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