[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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WGUS84 KOHX 031850
FLSOHX

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
150 PM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011

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HOUSTON TN-MONTGOMERY TN-STEWART TN-BENTON TN-HUMPHREYS TN-
150 PM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR
HUMPHREYS...BENTON...STEWART...MONTGOMERY AND HOUSTON COUNTIES...

AT 142 PM CDT WATER LEVELS ON THE TENNESSEE AND CUMBERLAND RIVERS
CONTINUE TO RISE.

AT 130 PM TUESDAY...THE CUMBERLAND RIVER LEVEL AT DOVER WAS AT 372.5
FEET AND RISING. WATER LEVELS BEHIND BARKLEY DAM ARE EXPECTED TO
PEAK AT 373.0 FEET...WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE RIVER LEVEL AT DOVER TO
REACH NEAR 374.0 FEET WEDNESDAY. AFTER WEDNESDAY...THE RIVER IS
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY FALL TO 373.0 FEET ON FRIDAY. THE CUMBERLAND
RIVER AT DOVER CRESTED AT 374.0 FEET DURING THE MAY FLOOD LAST YEAR.

AT CLARKSVILLE...THE RIVER LEVEL WAS AT 44.7 FEET (374.7 FEET MSL)
AND RISING. FLOOD STAGE AT CLARKSVILLE IS 46.0 FEET...AND THE RIVER
IS EXPECTED TO CREST NEAR 48.0 FEET EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. 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. AT 130PM THE TENNESSEE RIVER IN THE
NEW JOHNSONVILLE AREA WAS NEAR 372.5 FEET AND RISING. THE RIVER IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SLOWLY RISING TO NEAR 373.0 FEET WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

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 8736 3634 8758 3585 8774 3585 8817
      3613 8818 3624 8808 3637 8809 3637 8800
      3643 8805 3668 8807

$$

LAROSA



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