[BNAWX] Flash Flood Statement

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WGUS74 KOHX 281641
FFSOHX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1041 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011

TNC037-111-149-159-165-169-189-282030-
/O.CON.KOHX.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110228T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
RUTHERFORD TN-DAVIDSON TN-SMITH TN-TROUSDALE TN-MACON TN-SUMNER TN-
WILSON TN-
1041 AM CST MON FEB 28 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WILSON...SOUTHERN
SUMNER...MACON...TROUSDALE...SMITH...SOUTHEASTERN DAVIDSON AND
NORTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM CST...

AT 1039 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE FALLEN...AND AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE BEFORE STORMS DIMINISH
THIS AFTERNOON.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
CARTHAGE...GALLATIN...HARTSVILLE...LAFAYETTE...LEBANON...BELINDA
CITY...GORDONSVILLE...GREEN HILL...HENDERSONVILLE...LA VERGNE...
MOUNT JULIET...RED BOILING SPRINGS...RURAL HILL...SMYRNA AND
WATERTOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN
AROUND...DONT DROWN.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 3663 8580 3629 8585 3615 8584 3609 8601
      3610 8605 3608 8605 3590 8660 3591 8662
      3639 8658 3664 8582

$$

LAROSA




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