[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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WGUS84 KOHX 032053
FLSOHX

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
353 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

TNC015-031-035-041-049-061-133-137-141-175-177-185-032059-
/O.CAN.KOHX.FA.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100503T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WARREN TN-CANNON TN-WHITE TN-DEKALB TN-CUMBERLAND TN-PUTNAM TN-
VAN BUREN TN-OVERTON TN-FENTRESS TN-PICKETT TN-COFFEE TN-GRUNDY TN-
353 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR GRUNDY...COFFEE...
PICKETT...FENTRESS...OVERTON...VAN BUREN...PUTNAM...CUMBERLAND...
DEKALB...WHITE...CANNON AND WARREN COUNTIES...

FLOODING ACROSS THE CANCELLED AREA HAS ENDED...HOWEVER THERE STILL
MAY BE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS DUE TO THE DAMAGE. WHILE THERE IS NO
THREAT OF FLOODING...CITIZENS ARE URGED TO AVOID FLOOD DAMAGED AREAS
AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION.

LAT...LON 3502 8799 3581 8798 3585 8822 3613 8821
      3637 8800 3668 8807 3663 8527 3654 8529
      3647 8547 3624 8554 3626 8579 3617 8578
      3610 8586 3609 8606 3597 8601 3597 8615
      3542 8625 3537 8658 3527 8681 3499 8684

$$

TNC003-005-021-027-037-043-055-081-083-085-087-099-101-111-117-119-
125-135-147-149-159-161-165-169-181-187-189-032230-
/O.CON.KOHX.FA.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100503T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MAURY TN-HICKMAN TN-PERRY TN-WILLIAMSON TN-DICKSON TN-RUTHERFORD TN-
HOUSTON TN-DAVIDSON TN-SMITH TN-CHEATHAM TN-TROUSDALE TN-JACKSON TN-
CLAY TN-MACON TN-MONTGOMERY TN-ROBERTSON TN-SUMNER TN-STEWART TN-
MARSHALL TN-BEDFORD TN-LEWIS TN-WAYNE TN-LAWRENCE TN-GILES TN-
BENTON TN-HUMPHREYS TN-WILSON TN-
353 PM CDT MON MAY 3 2010

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR WILSON...
HUMPHREYS...BENTON...GILES...LAWRENCE...WAYNE...LEWIS...BEDFORD...
MARSHALL...STEWART...SUMNER...ROBERTSON...MONTGOMERY...MACON...
CLAY...JACKSON...TROUSDALE...CHEATHAM...SMITH...DAVIDSON...HOUSTON...
RUTHERFORD...DICKSON...WILLIAMSON...PERRY...HICKMAN AND MAURY
COUNTIES...

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

AT 350 PM CDT WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS MIDDLE
TENNESSEE. RAINFALL HAS ENDED...BUT FLOODING WILL REMAIN A THREAT
THROUGH THIS EVENING AS RUNOFF CONTINUES TO FILTER INTO AREA CREEKS
AND STREAMS. STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OVER THE WEEKEND RANGE FROM 6 TO 16
INCHES ACROSS MOST OF THE WARNED AREA. 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 8799 3581 8798 3585 8822 3613 8821
      3637 8800 3668 8807 3663 8527 3654 8529
      3647 8547 3624 8554 3626 8579 3617 8578
      3610 8586 3609 8606 3597 8601 3597 8615
      3542 8625 3537 8658 3527 8681 3499 8684

$$

LAROSA



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