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 - WXM -
Posted on: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 20:27:36 +0000
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