[BNAWX] Flash Flood Watch

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WGUS64 KOHX 060419
FFAOHX

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1119 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN
MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

.COPIOUS RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN
MIDDLE TENNESSEE FROM THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS FROM 2 INCHES TO AROUND 8 INCHES HAS
PRODUCED FLASH FLOODING IN MANY AREAS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST PORTION
OF THE MID STATE.

AS WE MOVE FORWARD INTO LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...THE AIRMASS
REMAINS RATHER MOIST. THUS...AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF INCH TO 1 INCH
OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...AND LOCALIZED 2
INCH AMOUNTS CANNOT BE RULED OUT. THIS ADDED RAINFALL WILL ONLY
SERVE TO FURTHER ELEVATE THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING AS WELL AS
RIVER AND STREAM FLOODING...ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.

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HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-
MARSHALL-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES-
1119 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  COUNTIES...DICKSON...GILES...HICKMAN...HOUSTON...HUMPHREYS...
  LAWRENCE...LEWIS...MARSHALL...MAURY...PERRY...WAYNE AND
  WILLIAMSON.

* THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING

* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 8 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED SO
  FAR ACROSS SOUTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE...WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS
  OF AROUND 1 INCH EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS WILL BE LIKELY.

* ANY HEAVY RAINFALL ON TOP OF ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS WILL
  PRODUCE RAPID RUN OFF AND WILL ALLOW FOR LOCALIZED FLASH
  FLOODING. IN ADDITION...SOME SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY
  UNDERGO SUDDEN RISES TO BANK FULL. THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR FLASH
  FLOODING WILL BE IN AREAS THAT EXPERIENCED THE LARGE RAINFALL
  AMOUNTS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING...OR ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY. FLASH FLOODING IS A
VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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