[BNAWX] Flood Statement

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WGUS84 KOHX 232338
FLSOHX

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
638 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2014

TNC137-240230-
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PICKETT TN-
638 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  EASTERN PICKETT COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 635 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING OVER THE SAME AREAS IN PICKETT COUNTY. RADAR
ESTIMATES THAT ANYWHERE FROM 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN
THE PAST HOUR OR TWO. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE HOUR...WITH MORE STORMS HEADED TOWARDS THE AREA AFTER 8PM.

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.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.

&&

LAT...LON 3662 8492 3658 8489 3658 8495 3657 8499
      3657 8501 3656 8502 3655 8505 3653 8505
      3652 8508 3649 8510 3663 8515

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