[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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WGUS84 KOHX 011608
FLSOHX

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1108 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011

TNC005-083-085-125-161-030930-
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HOUSTON TN-MONTGOMERY TN-STEWART TN-BENTON TN-HUMPHREYS TN-
1108 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR
NORTHWESTERN HUMPHREYS...NORTHEASTERN BENTON...STEWART...MONTGOMERY
AND HOUSTON COUNTIES...

AT 1100 AM CDT ON SUNDAY...THE CUMBERLAND RIVER LEVEL AT DOVER WAS
AT 370.0 FEET AND RISING...WITH RIVER LEVELS EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR
371.0 FEET MONDAY. THE CUMBERLAND RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO
NEAR 375.0 TO 376.0 FEET THIS WEEK...AS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY RUNS OFF INTO AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. THE CUMBERLAND
RIVER AT DOVER CRESTED AT 374.0 FEET DURING THE MAY FLOOD LAST YEAR.

AT CLARKSVILLE...THE RIVER LEVEL WAS AROUND 40.0 FEET (370.0 FEET
MSL) AND STEADY. THE ANTICIPATED RAINFALL WILL PUSH THE RIVER LEVEL
AT CLARKSVILLE BACK UP TO NEAR 45.0 FEET (375.0 FEET MSL) NEXT
WEEK...AND POSSIBLY HIGHER BY THE WEEKEND. FLOOD STAGE IS 46.0 FEET
AT CLARKSVILLE. THESE HIGH RIVER LEVELS WILL CAUSE MINOR TO MODERATE
FLOODING ALONG THE CUMBERLAND RIVER DOWNSTREAM OF CLARKSVILLE...IN
STEWART AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES.

ON THE TENNESSEE RIVER...MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED
IN BENTON...HUMPHREYS...HOUSTON...AND STEWART COUNTIES ALONG THE
RIVER...AND ON THE TRIBUTARIES FROM THE ANTICIPATED RAINFALL. THE
TENNESSEE RIVER IN THE NEW JOHNSONVILLE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY
RISE TO NEAR 371.0 FEET MONDAY MORNING...AND POSSIBLY EVEN HIGHER
TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST
FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE
SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 3667 8787 3665 8785 3665 8731 3653 8715
      3634 8737 3634 8759 3616 8767 3615 8804
      3637 8807 3637 8800 3643 8805 3668 8806

$$

LAROSA



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