Flash Flood Warning 53, NWS Huntsville, AL

000 
WGUS74 KHUN 170821
FFSHUN
ALC033-049-059-071-077-079-083-089-095-103-TNC051-103-127-170900-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
320 AM CDT FRI SEP 17 2004

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MORGAN...FRANKLIN...
MARSHALL...LAUDERDALE...LIMESTONE...MADISON...JACKSON...COLBERT...
DEKALB...AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES IN ALABAMA...AND FRANKLIN...MOORE AND 
LINCOLN COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE...UNTIL 400 AM CDT...

AT 320 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT RAINFALL HAD GENERALLY ENDED ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 65. 
ELSEWHERE...RAINFALL BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN 
WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM DELLROSE TO 
HARVEST TO GUNTERSVILLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. ALL ACROSS 
THE AREA...RIVERS AND CREEKS REMAIN AT HIGH LEVELS.

RAINFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS RANGES FROM ONE TO THREE INCHES IN THE 
WEST...THREE TO FIVE INCHES IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...AND FIVE TO 
EIGHT INCHES IN THE EAST. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL SHOULD BE LESS THAN A 
HALF INCH...BUT RUNOFF FROM THE EARLIER RAINS WILL CONTINUE.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED... 
ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.

LAT...LON 3548 8594 3500 8556 3403 8543 3416 8634
      3432 8651 3429 8818 3507 8825 3504 8685
      3531 8683

$$

JE/23

000 
WGUS74 KHUN 170902
FFSHUN
ALC033-059-077-079-083-089-103-TNC103-127-170915-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
401 AM CDT FRI SEP 17 2004

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR MORGAN...FRANKLIN...LAUDERDALE...
LIMESTONE...MADISON...COLBERT...AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES IN 
ALABAMA...AND MOORE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE...HAS BEEN 
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

AT 401 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
RAINFALL HAD GENERALLY ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. SOME MINOR 
FLOODING MAY CONTINUE...BUT THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS 
ENDING. THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

REPORT FLOODING INCIDENTS TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY...SO IT CAN BE RELAYED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
HUNTSVILLE.

LAT...LON 3540 8624 3453 8638 3450 8655 3431 8659
      3434 8818 3505 8823

$$

JE/23

IVAN MESOSCALE DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1245 AM CDT FRI SEP 17 2004

.DISCUSSION...
IVAN CONTINUES TO TRACK OFF TO THE NORTH AND EAST ACROSS EASTERN
ALABAMA.  AS OF MIDNIGHT...THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION APPEARS TO
BE BETWEEN GADSDEN AND FORT PAYNE.  MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES
ACROSS JACKSON AND DEKALB COUNTIES AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TN CLOSE TO
THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION.  ANOTHER VERY NARROW BAND LOCATED ACROSS
LIMESTONE/MADISON COUNTY LINE WAS PUSHING EAST TOWARD THE HUNTSVILLE
AREA.  FORTUNATELY...EXCEPT FOR SOME SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS IN
WRAPAROUND BEHIND THE STORM...THIS MAY BE IT FOR I-65 AND POINTS
WEST.  HOWEVER...AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS REMAIN HIGH AND WILL REMAIN
THAT WAY ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN COUNTIES.  HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE ACROSS LINCOLN...MOORE...FRANKLIN TN...JACKSON AND DEKALB
COUNTIES FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS AND AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING THAT IS
ALREADY OCCURRING.  WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FLOODING PROBLEMS AND
RE-EVALUATE THE NEED FOR FLASH FLOOD AND/OR COUNTY FLOOD WARNINGS AS
THE OVERNIGHT PROGRESSES.

WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING AS GRADIENT REMAINS
TIGHT BEHIND IVAN.  GRADIENT IS BEGINNING TO SLACKEN ACROSS WESTERN
TN AND NORTHERN MS.  KHSV STILL GUSTING OVER 30 KTS AND WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE SLACKING OFF DURING THE MORNING HOURS.
HIGHEST GUSTS ARE CURRENTLY BEING REPORTED IN NARROW BAND MOVING
INTO KHSV ATTM.  WINDS JUST OFF THE SFC PER KHTX VWP REMAIN AROUND
30 KNOTS.  SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15-25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS ENTIRE FA...LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE
ACROSS HIGHEST TERRAIN IN THE EAST.

LAST MESOSCALE DISCUSSION WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 AM CDT.

&&

.HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH NOON FRIDAY FOR ALL ZONES.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY FOR ALL ZONES.

TN...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH NOON FRIDAY FOR ALL ZONES.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY FOR ALL ZONES.

&&

PB

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1057 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-171000-
COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE-
LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN-
1057 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PARTS OF
SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...(THROUGH TONIGHT)...

AS THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN CONTINUES TO MOVE
SLOWLY ACROSS NORTHEAST ALABAMA...THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY
WIND WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY.

...FLOODING/FLASH FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS HAVE RANGED FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND THIS HAS RESULTED IN
WIDESPREAD FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO LOCALLY 2
INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT
EXACERBATING THE FLOOD THREAT. STORM TOTALS MAY APPROACH 8 TO 10
INCHES IN A FEW LOCATIONS BY FRIDAY MORNING. MANY CREEKS AND STREAMS
WILL BE RUNNING NEAR OR ABOVE BANKFULL OVERNIGHT.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER
OF THE NIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ALTHOUGH A
GRADUAL DECREASE IN THE GUSTY NATURE OF THE WINDS IS ANTICIPATED
OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...

THE REMNANTS OF IVAN ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON A NORTHEAST TRACK
AND WILL BE MOVING INTO EASTERN TENNESSEE EARLY FRIDAY.

ANY LEFT OVER RAINFALL WILL DIMINISH BY MID MORNING FRIDAY. WHILE THE
RAIN WILL BE ENDING RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL
RIVERS APPROACHING BANKFULL DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...
GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH WINDS GUST UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE DAY.

IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

15

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
803 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004

ALZ010-170200-
DE KALB-
803 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN DEKALB
COUNTY UNTIL 9 PM...

A BAND OF RAPIDLY DEVELOPED THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR FYFFE THROUGH
FORT PAYNE AND VALLEY MEAD WILL MOVE NORTH AT 60 MPH AND AFFECT
SYLVANIA...RAINSVILLE...HENAGAR...AND SULPHER SPRINGS.  THIS BAND
OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF ENHANCING ALREADY STRONG WIND
GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER
LINES.

&&

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/HUN/ (ALL LOWER CASE).

KULA

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
842 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0645 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST FAYETTEVILLE            35.15N 86.56W
09/16/2004  56 MPH           LINCOLN            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTED FROM WEATHER STATION ON EOC ROOF.

&&

BCC

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
917 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG ANDERSON                34.91N 87.27W
09/16/2004                   LAUDERDALE         AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            *** 1 FATAL *** TREE FELL ON A CAR ON ALABAMA HIGHWAY 207
            IN ANDERSON. DRIVER KILLED BUT PASSENGER UNINJURED.

&&

BCC

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1000 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-170600-
COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE-
LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN-
1000 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004

...SPECIAL TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN STATEMENT...

WHILE IVAN HAS WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. HEAVY RAINFALL
CONTINUES TO EXACERBATE ALREADY DANGEROUS FLOODING CONDITIONS...AND
WINDS REMAIN QUITE HIGH.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR ALL OF THE COUNTIES COVERED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN HUNTSVILLE. PLEASE REFER TO THE
LATEST FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS.

FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ELK RIVER AT FAYETTEVILLE AND
THE PAINT ROCK RIVER AT WOODVILLE.

A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
MIDDLE TENNESSEE UNTIL MIDNIGHT SATURDAY MORNING.

THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL
OF THE COUNTIES COVERED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
HUNTSVILLE. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM FRIDAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 PM...TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN WAS CENTERED APPROXIMATELY 25
MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF GADSDEN...OR ROUGHLY NEAR GUNTERSVILLE. IVAN
CONTINUES MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT APPROXIMATELY 14 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
986 MILLIBARS...OR 29.12 INCHES. IVAN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON
THIS TRACK OVERNIGHT...AND SHOULD MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE
BETWEEN 2 AM AND 6 AM.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED EAST OF
INTERSTATE 65...AND ALONG HIGHWAY 43 IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA. OTHER
LOCATIONS HAVE AVERAGED AROUND TWO TO THREE INCHES.

THE RAIN HAS TAPERED OFF ALONG THE INTERSTATE 65 CORRIDOR. HOWEVER...
BANDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST
ALABAMA...AS WELL AS SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. THE HEAVY RAIN
BANDS ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG WITH
THE STORM...SO ALREADY BAD FLOODING CONDITIONS MAY WORSEN AGAIN
OVERNIGHT.

THEREFORE...FLASH FLOOD AND COUNTYWIDE FLOOD WARNINGS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. IN ADDITION...RIVER FLOODING IS FORECAST
TO OCCUR FRIDAY ON THE ELK AND PAINT ROCK RIVERS. OTHER RIVERS AND
STREAMS WILL SEE ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS HAVE SLACKENED A BIT SINCE THEIR PEAK EARLIER THIS EVENING AS
IVAN CONTINUED TO MOVE INLAND. SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN
THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE SINCE 7 PM...WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS REPORTED
UP TO 40 MPH. HOWEVER...WITH THE VERY SOGGY GROUND...TREES AND
TELEPHONE POLES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL WHEN AFFECTED BY THE HIGHER
WIND GUSTS...SO POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF
THE AREA.

...CALLS TO ACTION...
WHILE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING SLIGHTLY...PERSONS ACROSS THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY SHOULD NOT LET THEIR GUARDS DOWN. FLOODING
CONTINUES TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA...ESPECIALLY
CONSIDERING THAT WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO
SEE RISING WATER. IF RAPIDLY RISING WATER APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT...USE EXTREME CAUTION. DO NOT
DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. AVOID
DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1 AM.

&&

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/HUN/ (ALL LOWER CASE).

CARCIONE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1023 PM CDT THU SEP 16 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0805 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG ANDERSON                34.91N 87.27W
09/16/2004                   LAUDERDALE         AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            *** 2 INJ *** VEHICLE VEERED OFF HWY 207 TO AVOID FALLING
            TREE. OCCUPANTS INJURED.

0950 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG LYNCHBURG               35.28N 86.36W
09/16/2004                   MOORE              TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES.

0950 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG WINCHESTER              35.19N 86.11W
09/16/2004                   FRANKLIN           TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
            WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES.

&&

CBD

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
110 AM CDT FRI SEP 17 2004

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-171000-
COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE-
LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN-
110 AM CDT FRI SEP 17 2004

...SPECIAL TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN STATEMENT...

TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN WAS LOCATED BETWEEN GADSDEN AND FORT PAYNE
AS OF 1 AM.  IVAN CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH AND EAST ACROSS NORTHERN
ALABAMA.  HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 65...
AGGRAVATING THE ALREADY DANGEROUS FLOODING CONDITIONS.  WINDS STILL
REMAIN HIGH ACROSS THE ENTIRE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

FLASH FLOOD AND COUNTY FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR A LARGE PORTION OF
THE COUNTIES COVERED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR
DETAILS.

FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ELK RIVER AT FAYETTEVILLE AND
THE PAINT ROCK RIVER AT WOODVILLE.

A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
MIDDLE TENNESSEE UNTIL NOON ON FRIDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN AFFECT FOR ALL OF THE COUNTIES COVERED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN HUNTSVILLE. THIS ADVISORY IS
IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM FRIDAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM...TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN WAS CENTERED BETWEEN GADSDEN AND
FORT PAYNE IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA.  IVAN CONTINUES MOVING TO THE NORTH
NORTHEAST AT APPROXIMATELY 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR
35 MPH. IVAN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THIS TRACK OVERNIGHT...AND
SHOULD MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE BETWEEN 2 AM AND 6 AM.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED EAST OF
INTERSTATE 65. HEAVY RAIN HAS ALSO OCCURRED ACROSS NORTHWESTERN
ALABAMA.  OTHER LOCATIONS HAVE AVERAGED AROUND THREE TO FOUR INCHES.

THE RAIN HAS TAPERED OFF ALONG AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 65
CORRIDOR. HOWEVER...BANDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST
ALABAMA...AS WELL AS SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. THE HEAVY RAIN BANDS
ACROSS NORTHEAST ALABAMA WILL ROTATE AROUND THE STORM AND CONTINUE
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...AGGRAVATING EXISTING FLOODING
CONDITIONS. ANOTHER HEAVY RAIN BAND WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS MADISON AND
LINCOLN COUNTIES.

THEREFORE...FLASH FLOOD AND COUNTYWIDE FLOOD WARNINGS WILL CONTINUE
FOR PORTIONS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. IN
ADDITION...RIVER FLOODING IS FORECAST TO OCCUR FRIDAY ON THE ELK AND
PAINT ROCK RIVERS. OTHER RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL SEE ELEVATED RIVER
LEVELS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS HAVE SLACKENED A BIT SINCE THEIR PEAK EARLIER THIS EVENING AS
IVAN CONTINUED TO MOVE INLAND. SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN
THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE SINCE 10 PM...WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS REPORTED
UP TO 35 MPH. WHILE THE WIND HAS SLACKENED OFF OVERNIGHT...TREES AND
TELEPHONE POLES WILL CONTINUE TO BE AT RISK OF FALLING DUE TO THE
SOGGY GROUND. THUS...POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE AREA.

...CALLS TO ACTION...
WHILE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING SLIGHTLY...PERSONS ACROSS THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY SHOULD NOT LET THEIR GUARDS DOWN. FLOODING
CONTINUES TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA...ESPECIALLY
CONSIDERING THAT WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO
SEE RISING WATER. IF RAPIDLY RISING WATER APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT...USE EXTREME CAUTION. DO NOT
DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. AVOID
DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 AM.

&&

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/HUN/ (ALL LOWER CASE).

PB