Areal Flood Watch Statement as of 3:52 AM CDT on May 04, 2013
Areal Flood Watch
Statement as of 3:52 AM CDT on May 04, 2013 ...Flood Watch remains in effect from 7 am CDT this morning through Sunday evening...
The Flood Watch continues for * a portion of middle Tennessee...including the following counties...Bedford...Cannon...Clay...Coffee...Cumberland...De Kalb...Fentress...Grundy...Jackson...Macon...Overton... Pickett...Putnam...Rutherford...Smith...Sumner...Trousdale... Van Buren...Warren...white and Wilson. * From 7 am CDT this morning through Sunday evening * a band of persistent...moderate to heavy rainfall will push east of I-65 today and will slowly move across eastern middle Tennessee through Sunday evening. This duration of rain will result in 2-4 inches of rainfall area wide...with locally higher amounts of 5 inches possible. The heaviest rain will fall along and east of the I-24 corridor this evening through midday Sunday. * Flooding of low lying areas and flood prone areas will be possible as well as areas near creeks and rivers as river levels are it an elevated state. 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. Detailed Conditions and Forecast Information: http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=37022&from_email=1