[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
832 PM CST WED FEB 5 2014

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TENNESSEE...

  RED RIVER AT PORT ROYAL AFFECTING MONTGOMERY AND ROBERTSON COUNTIES

.THE RED RIVER HAS CRESTED AND IS SLOWLY FALLING. THE RIVER WILL FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY MORNING BUT REMAIN ABOVE ACTION STAGE UNTIL
THURSDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID FLOODED AREAS ALONG THE RIVER...AND MOVE PERSONAL BELONGINGS TO HIGHER
GROUND. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS AS THE DEPTH OF WATER MAY BE TOO GREAT
TO PASS...EVEN IN TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. IF YOU COME ACROSS A FLOODED
ROAD...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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832 PM CST WED FEB 5 2014

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL 02/06 18:30...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT PORT ROYAL
* UNTIL 02/06 18:30.
* AT 07PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 33.3 FEET...AND SLOWLY FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 30.0 FEET.
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING.
* AT 33.0 FEET...FLOODING OF PORT ROYAL STATE PARK BEGINS.
* AT 30.0 FEET...LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL AREAS ALONG THE RED RIVER FROM THE
  KENTUCKY STATE LINE TO ADAMS...PAST PORT ROYAL STATE PARK...AND ON THE SULPHER
  FORK FROM NEAR SPRINGFIELD TO NEAR CEDAR HILL...TO PORT ROYAL STATE PARK BEGIN
  TO FLOOD.
* AT 17.0 FEET...THE PUBLIC ACCESS PARKING LOT AT PORT ROYAL STATE PARK IS
  COMPLETELY INUNDATED.
* AT 11.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO INUNDATE THE PUBLIC ACCESS PARKING LOT AND
  PICNIC AREA AT PORT ROYAL STATE PARK.




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