Flash Flood Warning 69, NWS Nashville, TN

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WGUS74 KOHX 230225
FFSOHX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
925 PM CDT TUE SEP 22 2009

TNC081-230345-
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HICKMAN TN-
925 PM CDT TUE SEP 22 2009

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN HICKMAN COUNTY...

AT 924 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.  THESE STORMS WERE 
LOCATED OVER NORTH CENTRAL HICKMAN COUNTY...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF 
CENTERVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. SEVERAL LOCATIONS ALONG 
AND NORTH OF A COBLE...TO NUNNELLY...TO BON AQUA LINE...AND ALONG 
AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 HAVE RECEIVED BETWEEN ONE AND ONE HALF TO 
TWO AND ONE HALF INCHES OVER THE PAST THREE HOURS...WITH ADDITIONAL 
AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH POSSIBLE THROUGH 1045 PM.    

THESE THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAIN WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER 
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE NORTHWESTERN HICKMAN COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3595 8759 3595 8756 3598 8754 3600 8754
      3600 8753 3597 8729 3579 8758 3591 8770

$$
31/JBW

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
749 PM CDT TUE SEP 22 2009

.UPDATE...FOR EVENING FCST DISCUSSION...
CONVECTION NOW COVERS THE WESTERN QUARTER OF THE MID STATE.
PRECIPITATION EXTENDS SOUTHWARD THROUGH A LARGE PORTION OF MS. NAM
APPEARS TO BE TOO DRY WITH THE SYSTEM WHILE THE GFS IS TOO BULLISH
WITH THE QPF RETURN. NEVERTHELESS...THE GFS SEEMS TO HAVE THE BEST
HANDLE ON A NORTHWARD MOVING VORTICITY CENTER AND SFC LOW WHICH WILL
BE APPROACHING SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MID STATE AS WE APPROACH
12Z OVERNIGHT.

AS FOR FLOODING CONCERNS...GUIDANCE IS RATHER ELEVATED ACROSS OUR
WESTERN COUNTIES. WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED VORT CENTER EXPECTED TO
WEAKEN SOME TOWARD 12Z...HAVE DECIDED TO NOT INCLUDE ANY FLOOD WATCH
FOR THE OVERNIGHT.

FOR THE UPDATE...CURRENT FCST LOOKS GOOD WITH THE POP COVERAGES. 70
POPS NORTHWEST DOWN TO 20 PERCENT EASTERN PLATEAU. I THINK I WILL GO
AHEAD AND INCLUDE 70 POPS(AS OPPOSED TO 50 POPS) ACROSS THE
SOUTHWESTERN ZONES AS WELL HOWEVER.

REMAINDER OF FCST IS IN GOOD SHAPE. LIGHT SE FLOW SHOULD CONTINUE
AHEAD OF THE NORTHWARD MOVING SFC LOW. DEW POINTS ARE GENERALLY
AROUND 70F RIGHT NOW...SO LOW TEMPS IN THE 65 TO 70F RANGE LOOKS
REASONABLE.

.UPDATE...FOR 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION.
&&

.AVIATION...00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION.
UNCERTAINTIES...CEILINGS...VSBYS...AND TIMING DEVELOPMENT/LOCATIONS
OF SHWRS/TSTMS. MAIN SWATH SHWRS/TSTMS THRU 05Z TO STAY W OF
BNA...AND THUS VCTS. ZONE AREAL COVERAGE TONIGHT MAINLY SCT AND ON
WED LIKELY...AND WITH TIMING DEVELOPMENT/LOCATIONS OF SHWRS/TSTMS
AFFECTING AIRPORTS IN QUESTION...WILL GO WITH VCTS BOTH LOCATIONS
STARTING 23/20Z WHEN BEST MOISTURE...INSTABILITY...AND LIFTING
MECHANISMS WILL BE IN PLACE. VFR EXCEPT MVFR VSBYS BNA/CSV 23/09Z
TO 23/14Z AND 23/05Z TO 23/14Z DUE TO FOG DEVELOPMENT RESPECTIVELY.
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 300 PM CDT TUE SEP 22 2009/

.DISCUSSION...MAIN CONCERNS FOR THIS FORECAST PERIOD ARE TIMING
AND PROBABILITIES FOR RAINFALL. SEEMS LOTS OF FOLKS HAVE PLANNED
OUTDOOR EVENTS WITH EXPECTATIONS OF NORMAL...GENERALLY DRY FALL
WX...BUT THE PAST WEEK HAS NOT BEEN NORMAL AT ALL. WE ARE ALREADY
IN THE TOP 5 WETTEST SEPTEMBERS ON RECORD. RAINFALL TOTALS ARE
MORE THAN 5 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL...AND MORE RAIN IS ON THE WAY.

SCATTERED SHOWERS HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE MID STATE TODAY...BUT
RECENT RADAR IMAGES ARE PRETTY QUIET WITH MOST OF THE ACTIVITY
FOCUSED ALONG A SURFACE CONVERGENCE ZONE JUST TO OUR WEST. WE LOOK
FOR SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY TO SHIFT INTO OUR NORTHWEST COUNTIES
LATE TODAY...SO HIGH POPS MAY BE INCLUDED THERE FOR THE EVENING.
OTHERWISE...MOST OF THE RAIN SHOULD BE DIURNAL IN NATURE...SO JUST
20-30 POPS WILL BE USED FOR LATE TONIGHT.

ON WEDNESDAY...DEEP MOISTURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION AS PRETTY
GOOD LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE OCCURS JUST TO OUR WEST. THIS WILL
MEAN HIGH PROBABILITIES FOR RAIN...ESPECIALLY OVER OUR WESTERN
COUNTIES. WATER VAPOR IMAGES SHOW MOISTURE RICH AIR STREAMING OUR
WAY...AND FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES
WELL OVER 2 INCHES IN SOME AREAS. SO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS
EXPECTED. WE WILL NOT ISSUE A FLOOD WATCH AT THIS TIME...BUT LATER
SHIFTS WILL NEED TO EVALUATE CONDITIONS FOR THIS POSSIBILITY.

AS WE GO INTO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...A LARGE CLOSED LOW WILL SPIN
OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WHILE DOWNSTREAM RIDGING DEVELOPS OVER THE
TN AND OH VALLEY REGIONS. HIGHER HEIGHTS WILL BE A LIMITING FACTOR
FOR RAIN...BUT OTHER PARAMETERS REMAIN FAVORABLE. AGAIN...OUR
WESTERN COUNTIES APPEAR TO HAVE THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN ON THESE
DAYS. SOME COULD BE LOCALLY HEAVY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY GET A
LITTLE FEISTY...WITH BRIEF LOCAL GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE.

MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL OCCUR INTO SATURDAY AS WEATHER
SYSTEMS BEGIN TO MOVE AND A SURFACE FRONT SWEEPS OVER THE AREA.
MODELS SHOW THE ATMOSPHERE DRYING OUT SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE
WEEKEND. ANOTHER FRONT WILL ARRIVE BY MONDAY BRINGING GENUINE
EARLY FALL WX. DRY WX IS EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK

&&

.OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
537 PM CDT TUE SEP 22 2009

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-231030-
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DEKALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
537 PM CDT TUE SEP 22 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

MAINLY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...
...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 65. BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL
COULD PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS AND PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN IN THE FORECAST.
A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY OR
FRIDAY NIGHT. STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH THIS FRONT.
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO REPORT HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NASHVILLE.

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