[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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WGUS84 KOHX 061456
FLSOHX

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
956 AM CDT SAT JUL 6 2013

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WILLIAMSON TN-
956 AM CDT SAT JUL 6 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
  DRAINAGE AREAS IN...
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FRANKLIN...

* UNTIL NOON CDT

* AT 953 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL OCCURRING OVER WILLIAMSON COUNTY. SEVERAL MODERATE TO HEAVY
SHOWERS PASSED OVER THE CITY OF FRANKLIN BETWEEN 900 AM AND 953 AM THIS
MORNING. YOU CAN EXPECT LOW LYING AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS TO QUICKLY
ACCUMULATE RUN OFF...WHICH WILL LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

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.

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LAT...LON 3603 8679 3596 8662 3592 8663 3590 8662
      3582 8662 3571 8674 3577 8693 3578 8693
      3578 8694 3583 8713 3599 8700 3605 8693

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