River Flood Warning 9, NWS Nashville, TN

Issued

Apr 4, 2011, 2:54 PM CDT (19:54 UTC)

In effect from

Apr 4, 2011, 7:32 PM CDT

Expired

Apr 4, 2011, 9:01 PM CDT

In force

89 min

Issued by

NWS Nashville, TN

Flood severity

Minor

County Bedford County, TN

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Written for the forecast point Wartrace Creek at Wartrace (WRTT1). The gauge peaked at 10.79 ft at Apr 5, 2011, 2:00 AM CDT.

Action stage

9 ft

Minor stage

14 ft

Moderate stage

17 ft

Major stage

20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03597590, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

948 
WGUS44 KOHX 041954
FLWOHX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 
254 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE, TN HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR 
THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

  RICHLAND CREEK AT NASHVILLE AFFECTING DAVIDSON COUNTY
  WARTRACE CREEK NEAR WARTRACE AFFECTING BEDFORD COUNTY
  GARRISON FORK NEAR WARTRACE AFFECTING BEDFORD COUNTY

HEAVY RAINS PRODUCED BY A PASSING COLD FRONT HAVE AMOUNTED TO 2 TO 3
INCHES LOCALLY. THIS WILL BRING A FEW RIVERS TO NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID FLOODED AREAS ALONG THE RIVER...AND MOVE PERSONAL BELONGINGS TO HIGHER 
GROUND. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS AS THE DEPTH OF WATER MAY BE TOO GREAT
TO PASS...EVEN IN TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. IF YOU COME ACROSS A FLOODED
ROAD...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

TNC037-050754-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FL.W.0008.110405T0648Z-110405T1306Z/
/NRCT1.1.ER.110405T0648Z.110405T0700Z.110405T0706Z.NO/
254 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE, TN HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE RICHLAND CREEK AT NASHVILLE
* FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 01PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS...1.1 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* AT 18.0 FEET...WATER REACHES CHARLOTTE PIKE.
* AT 15.0 FEET...FLOODING OF PROPERTIES ALONG THE CREEK NEAR CHARLOTTE PIKE 
  OCCURS.
* AT 10.0 FEET...WATER INUNDATES LOW LYING AREAS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE 
  RICHLAND CREEK GREENWAY AND THE MC CABE FIELD GOLF COURSE.

$$

TNC003-050753-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FL.W.0009.110405T0032Z-110405T0915Z/
/WRTT1.1.ER.110405T0032Z.110405T0200Z.110405T0315Z.NR/
254 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE, TN HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE WARTRACE CREEK NEAR WARTRACE
* FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 02PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS...2.6 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* AT 17.0 FEET...WATER MAY INUNDATE HIGGINS ROAD AND RENDER IT IMPASSABLE...AND 
  MAY APPROACH HOMES IN THE AREA
* AT 16.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO INUNDATE PORTIONS OF HIGGINS ROAD
* AT 14.0 FEET...WATER HAS INUNDATED MOST OF WINETTE AYERS PARK
* AT 9.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO INUNDATE WINETTE AYERS PARK


$$

TNC003-050753-
/O.NEW.KOHX.FL.W.0010.110405T0358Z-000000T0000Z/
/WTTT1.1.ER.110405T0358Z.110405T0800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
254 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE, TN HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE GARRISON FORK NEAR WARTRACE
* FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 02PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS...3.3 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* AT 8.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOW OVER THE LOW WATER CROSSING ON BUGSCUFFLE 
  ROAD.

$$

199 
WGUS84 KOHX 050201
FLSOHX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
901 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TENNESSEE...
 
  WARTRACE CREEK NEAR WARTRACE AFFECTING BEDFORD COUNTY

.THE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA AND THE RIVER LEVEL IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID FLOODED AREAS ALONG THE RIVER...AND MOVE PERSONAL BELONGINGS TO HIGHER 
GROUND. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS AS THE DEPTH OF WATER MAY BE TOO GREAT
TO PASS...EVEN IN TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. IF YOU COME ACROSS A FLOODED
ROAD...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

TNC003-050231-
/O.CAN.KOHX.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110405T0201Z/
/WRTT1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
901 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE WARTRACE CREEK NEAR WARTRACE
* UNTIL 12/31 17:59.
* AT 08PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. 
* AT 9.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO INUNDATE WINETTE AYERS PARK

$$

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.