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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN

400 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2001



...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT FOR ALL OF

MIDDLE TENNESSEE...



RAINFALL OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS HAS SATURATED THE GROUND...AND

ALLOWED CREEKS AND STREAMS TO RUN WELL ABOVE NORMAL. LOWLAND FLOODING

CONTINUES TO BE OBSERVED IN MANY LOCATIONS...AND WATER HAS COVERED

PORTIONS OF SOME ROADS.



AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN ARE ANTICIPATED THIS MORNING...THEN HEAVIER RAIN

IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE INTO

EARLY THIS EVENING. RAINFALL BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...

WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.



THE RAINFALL EXPECTED TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT...COULD EASILY

AGGRAVATE AND CREATE...ADDITIONAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS ALL OF

THE MIDSTATE...INCLUDING SOUTHEAST MIDDLE TENNESSEE. THEREFORE...THE

FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE.



LOW AREAS...MAINLY NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE MOST AFFECTED.



EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING ON AREA ROADWAYS TONIGHT. FOR

TENNESSEE ROAD CONDITION INFORMATION CALL 1 800 3 4 2 3 2 5 8.



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