[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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WGUS84 KOHX 041716
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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1216 PM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010

TNC003-005-021-027-037-043-055-081-083-085-087-099-101-111-117-119-
125-135-147-149-159-161-165-169-181-187-189-042300-
/O.CON.KOHX.FA.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100504T2300Z/
/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-
1216 PM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 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...

AT 1214 PM CDT CDT WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS
MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

ALTHOUGH THE RAINFALL HAS ENDED...DANGEROUS FLOODING WILL REMAIN A
THREAT AS CREEKS AND STREAMS THAT FEED INTO THE LARGER RIVERS OF
MIDDLE TENNESSEE REMAIN FULL OF WATER. RELEASES FROM AREA DAMS WILL
ALSO KEEP WATER LEVELS HIGH THROUGH THE WEEK. 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 AWAY FROM THE MAINSTEM RIVER FLOODING...CREATING A
DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MANY COUNTIES.

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 3541 8797 3545 8805 3581 8798
      3585 8822 3613 8821 3636 8810 3637 8800
      3668 8806 3663 8527 3647 8547 3624 8554
      3626 8579 3610 8586 3609 8606 3597 8601
      3597 8615 3542 8625 3527 8681 3499 8684

$$

LAROSA



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