[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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WGUS84 KOHX 111508
FLSOHX

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
908 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012

TNC003-021-037-043-055-081-099-101-111-117-119-147-149-165-169-187-
189-111745-
/O.CON.KOHX.FA.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120111T1745Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ROBERTSON TN-RUTHERFORD TN-SUMNER TN-TROUSDALE TN-WILLIAMSON TN-
WILSON TN-DICKSON TN-BEDFORD TN-CHEATHAM TN-DAVIDSON TN-GILES TN-
HICKMAN TN-LAWRENCE TN-LEWIS TN-MACON TN-MARSHALL TN-MAURY TN-
908 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012

...THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1145 AM CST FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...MAURY...
MARSHALL...WESTERN MACON...EASTERN LEWIS...LAWRENCE...EASTERN HICKMAN
...GILES...DAVIDSON...CHEATHAM...BEDFORD...EASTERN DICKSON...WILSON...
WILLIAMSON...TROUSDALE...SUMNER...RUTHERFORD AND ROBERTSON.

AT ABOUT 900 AM...AREAS OF SHOWERS...SOME MODERATE TO HEAVY...WERE MOVING
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ONE AND A HALF TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN
FELL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA EARLIER THIS MORNING...AND CAUSED RISES IN
CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AND POORLY
DRAINED LOCATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ONLY
AGGRAVATE THE SITUATION AND PROLONG LOCALIZED FLOODING.

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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 3502 8759 3665 8704 3663 8604 3534 8638
      3533 8648 3537 8659 3532 8660 3529 8683
      3500 8684

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