[BNAWX] Flash Flood Watch

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WGUS64 KOHX 172054
FFAOHX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
354 PM CDT MON SEP 17 2012

...HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...

. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE LOWER MS VALLEY WILL TRACK
NORTHEASTWARD AND MOVE INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE TONIGHT. AS THE
SYSTEM CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN...RAINFALL WILL BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED
TONIGHT ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE.

TNZ008>011-027>034-058>066-075-077>080-093>095-180500-
/O.CON.KOHX.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-120918T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH-JACKSON-
PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-
RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-
GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES-
354 PM CDT MON SEP 17 2012

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

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

* THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
  CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES TO THE WEST ACROSS THE
  REMAINDER OF THE WATCH AREA.

* AREAL FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS IS
  LIKELY. ALTHOUGH INITIALLY DRY SOIL CONDITIONS AND LOW RIVER
  LEVELS MAY HELP REDUCE THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD
  FLOODING...LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE.
  ADDITIONALLY...PRIMARILY SOUTH OF I-40...FLASH FLOODING WILL BE
  POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING AS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER
  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

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