[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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WGUS84 KOHX 171938
FLSOHX

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
238 PM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010

TNC111-169-172130-
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/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TROUSDALE TN-MACON TN-
238 PM CDT TUE AUG 17 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  CENTRAL MACON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE...
  EAST CENTRAL TROUSDALE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT

* AT 235 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL
  OVER THE AREA. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN SOME LOCATIONS
  DURING THE LAST 90 MINUTES. ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE.
  THIS RAINFALL WILL CAUSE WATER TO STAND ON ROADS. SMALL STREAMS
  WILL RISE QUICKLY.

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 3653 8609 3657 8589 3646 8591 3643 8598
      3640 8604 3641 8607

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