Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Nashville, TN

Issued

Jan 7, 1998, 12:03 PM CST (18:03 UTC)

Expired

Jan 7, 1998, 4:00 PM CST

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Nashville, TN

Area

Whole counties

County Giles County, TN

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1203 PM CST WED JAN 7 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE TN HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 PM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...

IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE

   ...BEDFORD
   ...CANNON
   ...CLAY
   ...COFFEE
   ...DEKALB
   ...FRANKLIN
   ...GILES
   ...JACKSON
   ...LAWRENCE
   ...LEWIS
   ...LINCOLN
   ...MARSHALL
   ...MAURY
   ...MOORE
   ...OVERTON
   ...PUTNAM
   ...WARREN
   ...WAYNE
   ...WHITE

IN SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE

   ...BLEDSOE
   ...GRUNDY
   ...MARION
   ...SEQUATCHIE
   ...VAN BUREN

IN EAST TENNESSEE

   ...PICKETT
 
AT 1156 AM CST...A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS OCCURING
ACROSS MUCH OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 3 PM AT
MOST LOCATIONMS. MOST PLACES CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL
HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAIN.  DUE TO THE PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN AND THE
SATURATED TOP SOIL...THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY RUN-OFF
CAUSING RAPID RISES ALONG CREEKS AND RIVERS. IF YOU ARE IN A FLASH
FLOOD PRONE AREA...YOU NEED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY
BEFORE IT BECOMES TOO LATE.

LINCOLN COUNTY OFFICIALS WERE CLOSING SEVERAL ROADS ACROSS THE
COUNTY DUE TO HIGH WATER.  PUBLIC REPORTS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS
NEAR OR AT BANKFUL WERE COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN
MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT
TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM>...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.
 

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