WGUS64 KOHX 050924 FFAOHX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 324 AM CST MON DEC 5 2011 ...HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLOODING OVER PARTS OF NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY... .A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT IS BRINGING EXTENSIVE RAINFALL TO NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE. RAIN GAGES OVER THE AREA INDICATE FROM .50 TO 1.50 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE WATCH AREA IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE TODAY. THIS RAINFALL MAY CAUSE STREAMS... CREEKS AND LOW LYING AREAS TO FLOOD. TNZ005-006-022>024-060000- /O.CON.KOHX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-111206T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ STEWART-MONTGOMERY-BENTON-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS- 324 AM CST MON DEC 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...BENTON...HOUSTON...HUMPHREYS...MONTGOMERY AND STEWART. * THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON * A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT IS BRINGING EXTENSIVE RAINFALL TO NORTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE. RAIN GAGES OVER THE AREA INDICATE FROM .50 TO 1.50 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE WATCH AREA IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE TODAY. * THIS RAINFALL MAY CAUSE STREAMS...CREEKS AND LOW LYING AREAS TO FLOOD. 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. && $$ JLM