Saturday, May 2, 2009

Flooding Possible

Serious weather event ahead.

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...CUMBERLAND...FENTRESS...
GRUNDY...OVERTON...PICKETT...PUTNAM...VAN BUREN...WARREN AND
WHITE.

* THROUGH MONDAY MORNING

* A FRONTAL ZONE AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER MIDDLE
TENNESSEE. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ALONG THE FRONT HELPING
PRODUCE POCKETS OF HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL OCCUR OVER THE
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

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