Flood Potential Outlook
Issued by NWS Nashville, TN

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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
438 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013

...HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING POSSIBLE IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS WEEKEND...

A FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
INCLUDING NASHVILLE BEGINNING AT 7PM TONIGHT AND LASTING UNTIL 7AM SUNDAY.

A FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
BEGINNING AT 7 AM SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY.

A SLOW MOVING FRONT AND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH MIDDLE
TENNESSEE ON FRIDAY...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE MID STATE ON
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP
AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE ACROSS THE AREA BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING MAINLY WEST OF THE I65 CORRIDOR. BY LATE SATURDAY...RAINFALL
AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...WITH LOCALLY
GREATER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST
OF THE WEEKEND WITH ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE SUNDAY.

THESE RAINS WILL BE FALLING ON GROUND THAT IS ALREADY SATURATED
FROM RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED LAST WEEKEND. ADDITIONALLY...AREA
RIVERS ARE ALREADY AT ELEVATED LEVELS. AREAL AND RIVER FLOODING
WILL BE POSSIBLE AS A RESULT.

PEOPLE ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING. THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG AREA WATERWAYS
SHOULD PREPARE NOW FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF RISING WATER LEVELS
THIS WEEKEND. NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE A PLAN OF ACTION.

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