[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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WGUS84 KOHX 250041
FLSOHX

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
741 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2009

TNC119-250345-
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MAURY TN-
741 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  CENTRAL MAURY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COLUMBIA...

* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT

* AT 738 PM CDT RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT THE COLUMBIA AREA
  HAS RECEIVED 1.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THE PAST HOUR. MORE SHOWERS
  ARE SEEN ON RADAR TO THE SOUTH MOBING INTO MAURY COUNTY. EXPECT
  A FEW ROADS WITH WATER OVER THE ROAD AND LOW LYING AREAS WITH
  STANDING WATER. THE COLUMBIA AREA COULD RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL
  INCH OF RAINFALL IN THE NEXT 2 HOURS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3574 8717 3575 8704 3554 8700 3554 8713

$$

JLM



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