[BNAWX] Flash Flood Watch

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WGUS64 KOHX 022041
FFAOHX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
241 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON...

.SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE INTENSE RAINFALL
RATES IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR...WHICH WILL LEAD TO RAPID
RUNOFF IN THE WATCH AREA. THIS RUNOFF WILL QUICKLY FILL UP LOW
LYING AND POOR DRAINING AREAS...ALONG WITH AREA CREEKS AND
STREAMS.

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/O.CON.KOHX.FF.A.0001.000000T0000Z-120303T0400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
241 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  COUNTIES...BEDFORD...BENTON...CANNON...CHEATHAM...CLAY...
  COFFEE...CUMBERLAND...DAVIDSON...DE KALB...DICKSON...
  FENTRESS...GILES...GRUNDY...HICKMAN...HOUSTON...HUMPHREYS...
  JACKSON...LAWRENCE...LEWIS...MACON...MARSHALL...MAURY...
  MONTGOMERY...OVERTON...PERRY...PICKETT...PUTNAM...ROBERTSON...
  RUTHERFORD...SMITH...STEWART...SUMNER...TROUSDALE...VAN
  BUREN...WARREN...WAYNE...WHITE...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON.

* UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING

* SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING INTENSE RAINFALL RATES ARE
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL QUICKLY FILL UP LOW LYING AND
  POOR DRAINING AREAS...IN ADDITION TO AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS.
  URBAN AREAS ARE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING FROM THESE
  STORMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

&&

$$

LAROSA

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