[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
923 PM CDT SUN MAY 2 2010

TNC003-005-015-021-027-031-035-037-041-043-049-055-061-081-083-085-
087-099-101-111-117-119-125-133-135-137-141-147-149-159-161-165-169-
175-177-181-185-187-189-032230-
/O.CON.KOHX.FA.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100503T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MAURY TN-WARREN TN-HICKMAN TN-CANNON TN-WHITE TN-PERRY TN-DEKALB TN-
CUMBERLAND TN-WILLIAMSON TN-PUTNAM TN-DICKSON TN-RUTHERFORD TN-
VAN BUREN TN-HOUSTON TN-DAVIDSON TN-SMITH TN-CHEATHAM TN-TROUSDALE TN-
JACKSON TN-OVERTON TN-FENTRESS TN-PICKETT TN-CLAY TN-MACON TN-
MONTGOMERY TN-ROBERTSON TN-SUMNER TN-STEWART TN-MARSHALL TN-COFFEE TN-
BEDFORD TN-LEWIS TN-GRUNDY TN-WAYNE TN-LAWRENCE TN-GILES TN-BENTON TN-
HUMPHREYS TN-WILSON TN-
923 PM CDT SUN MAY 2 2010

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT MONDAY FOR
WILSON...HUMPHREYS...BENTON...GILES...LAWRENCE...WAYNE...GRUNDY...
LEWIS...BEDFORD...COFFEE...MARSHALL...STEWART...SUMNER...ROBERTSON...
MONTGOMERY...MACON...CLAY...PICKETT...FENTRESS...OVERTON...JACKSON...
TROUSDALE...CHEATHAM...SMITH...DAVIDSON...HOUSTON...VAN BUREN...
RUTHERFORD...DICKSON...PUTNAM...WILLIAMSON...CUMBERLAND...DEKALB...
PERRY...WHITE...CANNON...HICKMAN...WARREN AND MAURY COUNTIES...

...DANGEROUS FLOODING TO CONTINUE ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

AT 916 PM CDT WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS MIDDLE
TENNESSEE. RAINFALL IS BEGINNING TO DIMINISH ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE
FROM WEST TO EAST...BUT FLOODING WILL REMAIN A THREAT OVERNIGHT AS
RUNOFF CONTINUES TO FILTER INTO AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. HEAVY RAIN
IS STILL EXPECTED OVER AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 65...WHICH MAY LEAD
TO FLOODING IN THIS AREA OVERNIGHT.

STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS SINCE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 INCHES ACROSS MOST OF THE WARNED AREA.

THIS HAS CAUSED WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS FLOODING OF CREEKS AND
STREAMS...AND IT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. NUMEROUS
REPORTS OF FLOODED ROADS...HIGHWAYS...AND HOMES HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED...AND REPORTS OF WATER RESCUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM
NUMEROUS COUNTIES. IF YOU ARE NEAR A CREEK OR STREAM THAT IS
RISING...SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW AND FOLLOW ANY INSTRUCTIONS FROM LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.

DUE TO MAJOR FLOODING IN THE NASHVILLE METRO AREA...THE NASHVILLE
METRO OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ADVISES DAVIDSON COUNTY
CITIZENS TO PLEASE STAY OFF ROADS IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. MANY ROADS ARE
IMPASSABLE OR BECOMING IMPASSABLE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
SITUATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY
BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER
TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO
ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.


&&

LAT...LON 3502 8800 3581 8798 3585 8822 3613 8821
      3637 8800 3668 8807 3663 8497 3653 8472
      3640 8465 3621 8489 3588 8470 3577 8491
      3576 8524 3557 8542 3554 8560 3538 8549
      3522 8574 3541 8627 3527 8681 3499 8684

$$

LAROSA



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