Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Nashville, TN

Issued

Mar 19, 2003, 11:14 AM CST (17:14 UTC)

Expired

Mar 19, 2003, 2:15 PM CST

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Nashville, TN

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Cannon County, TN, Clay County, TN, Coffee County, TN, DeKalb County, TN, Franklin County, TN, Jackson County, TN, Moore County, TN, Overton County, TN, Pickett County, TN, Putnam County, TN, Smith County, TN, Warren County, TN

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WGUS54 KOHX 191725
FFWBNA
TNC015-027-031-041-051-087-127-133-137-141-159-177-192015-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1114 AM CST WED MAR 19 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CANNON COUNTY IN TENNESSEE
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WOODBURY
  CLAY COUNTY IN TENNESSEE
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CELINA
  COFFEE COUNTY IN TENNESSEE
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MANCHESTER
  DE KALB COUNTY IN TENNESSEE
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SMITHVILLE
  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN TENNESSEE
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WINCHESTER
  JACKSON COUNTY IN TENNESSEE
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GAINESBORO
  EASTERN MOORE COUNTY IN TENNESSEE
  NORTHWESTERN OVERTON COUNTY IN TENNESSEE
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LIVINGSTON
  NORTHWESTERN PICKETT COUNTY IN TENNESSEE
  WESTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN TENNESSEE
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COOKEVILLE
  EASTERN SMITH COUNTY IN TENNESSEE
  WESTERN WARREN COUNTY IN TENNESSEE
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MCMINNVILLE

* UNTIL 215 PM CST

* AT 1110 AM CST...RADAR INDICATED AND SPOTTERS REPORTED             
  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE
  OF SEVERE STORMS MOVING THROUGH EASTERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
  INTO THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU REGION. THE LINE OF STORMS WAS
  MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. RAINFALL RATES WERE ESTIMATED BY
  DOPPLER RADAR TO BE BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES PER HOUR.
      
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR 
IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO 
CROSS BRIDGES, DIPS, OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROAD. 
NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM, EVEN A SMALL ONE, ON FOOT. TO 
ESCAPE RISING WATER, MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 3671 8579 3496 8645 3502 8590 3553 8586
          3602 8560 3664 8510

$$
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000 
WGUS74 KOHX 191834
FFSBNA
TNC015-027-031-041-051-087-127-133-137-141-159-177-192015-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1223 PM CST WED MAR 19 2003

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR WARREN...CANNON...DEKALB
...PUTNAM...SMITH...JACKSON...OVERTON...PICKETT...CLAY...COFFEE.. 
.MOORE AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM CST...

CITIES AFFECTED INCLUDE...  
WOODBURY...WINCHESTER...SMITHVILLE...MCMINNVILLE...MANCHESTER...
LIVINGSTON...GAINESBORO...COOKEVILLE...AND CELINA.

AT 1223 PM CST...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM NEAR BYRDSTOWN IN 
PICKETT COUNTY...TO NEAR COOKEVILLE...TO MCMINNVILLE...TO 
WINCHESTER. THE LINE WAS MOVING SLOWLY EAST WHILE STORMS WITHIN THE 
LINE WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. LOCALIZED FLOODING WAS 
REPORTED WITH SEVERAL STORMS WITHIN THE LINE. RAINFALL RATES WERE 
ESTIMATED BY RADAR TO BE BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES PER HOUR.   

.DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. IT ONLY TAKES A FOOT OF WATER TO FLOAT A VEHICLE.

.A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA UNTIL 6 PM 
CST.
 
$$
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