[BNAWX] Flood Warning

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
911 PM CDT THU APR 28 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE, TN HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MIDDLE ALABAMA...TENNESSEE...

  ELK RIVER NEAR PROSPECT AFFECTING LIMESTONE AND GILES COUNTIES

.RIVER LEVELS ON THE ELK RIVER CONTINUE TO SLOWLY RISE...AND MINOR FLOODING
CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR PROSPECT THROUGH FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID FLOODED AREAS ALONG THE RIVER...AND MOVE PERSONAL BELONGINGS TO HIGHER
GROUND. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS AS THE DEPTH OF WATER MAY BE TOO GREAT
TO PASS...EVEN IN TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. IF YOU COME ACROSS A FLOODED
ROAD...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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911 PM CDT THU APR 28 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE, TN HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR
  THE ELK RIVER NEAR PROSPECT
* FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING.
* AT 08PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS...25.9 FEET AND SLOWLY RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET.
* THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS EVENING AND
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 27.0 FEET TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EVENING.
* AT 26.0 FEET...WATER COMPLETELY FLOODS VETO ROAD NEAR THE HARGROVE - JOHNSON
  BRIDGE SOUTH OF ROUTE 273. IT MAY BE UNSAFE TO PASS AND MOTORISTS SHOULD SEEK
  AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
* AT 25.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD VETO ROAD NEAR THE HARGROVE - JOHNSON
  BRIDGE SOUTH OF ROUTE 273.
* AT 24.5 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO APPROACH VETO ROAD NEAR THE HARGROVE - JOHNSON
  BRIDGE.

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