[BNAWX] Flash Flood Statement

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WGUS74 KOHX 180144
FFSOHX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
844 PM CDT MON SEP 17 2012

TNC027-041-049-087-133-137-141-185-180600-
/O.CON.KOHX.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120918T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OVERTON TN-PICKETT TN-PUTNAM TN-WHITE TN-CLAY TN-DE KALB TN-
FENTRESS TN-JACKSON TN-
844 PM CDT MON SEP 17 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON...
NORTHWESTERN FENTRESS...EASTERN DE KALB...EASTERN CLAY...NORTHERN
WHITE...PUTNAM...PICKETT AND OVERTON COUNTIES UNTIL 100 AM CDT...

AT 838 PM CDT...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. RAINFALL TOTALS OVER 3 INCHES WERE COMMON...AND A FEW
LOCATIONS AROUND COOKEVILLE REPORTED WELL OVER 5 INCHES OF RAIN.

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED OVER THE AREA. THE ADDITIONAL RAIN
WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH FLOODED ROADS AND HIGH WATER
LEVELS ON SMALL STREAMS. FORTUNATELY...IT APPEARS THE RAIN WILL BE
DECREASING IN INTENSITY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. SOME
LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING
INCLUDE...BYRDSTOWN...COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON...SMITHVILLE...SPARTA..
.ALGOOD...BAXTER AND MONTEREY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS FARMLAND
ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 3661 8492 3588 8540 3589 8591 3663 8537
      3663 8507

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