[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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WGUS84 KOHX 202027
FLSOHX

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
327 PM CDT THU JUN 20 2013

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PUTNAM TN-CUMBERLAND TN-
327 PM CDT THU JUN 20 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  WESTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
  EASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 323 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM
THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING OVER THE SAME AREA WAS AFFECTING LOCATIONS
ALONG AND SURROUNDING INTERSTATE 40 WEST OF CROSSVILLE AND JUST
SOUTH OF MONTEREY. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT TWO TO THREE INCHES
OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THIS MUCH RAIN COULD CAUSE
AMPLE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY I-40...AS WELL AS
RISES IN SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ANOTHER HALF INCH OR SO ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

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.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3584 8512 3594 8526 3598 8527 3599 8530
      3618 8528 3618 8526 3615 8520 3614 8511
      3613 8509 3615 8506 3615 8505

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