Flash Flood Warning
Status
Event Extended (Time) ExpiredStart Time
Sat 08/21/2021 11:28 AM EDTEnd Time
Sat 08/21/2021 01:45 PM EDTSignificance
WarningImpacts
Emergency
Flash flood | observed |
Flash flood damage threat | catastrophic |
Locations Affected
Lyles, TN ∙ Nunnelly, TN ∙ Bon Aqua Junction, TN ∙ Tennessee Ridge, TN ∙ Wrigley, TN ∙ Tennessee City, TN ∙ Burns, TN ∙ Waverly, TN ∙ Dickson, TN ∙ McEwen, TNFull Alert Message
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Nashville TN 1028 AM CDT Sat Aug 21 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR HOUSTON, HUMPHREYS, HICKMAN, AND DICKSON COUNTIES... The National Weather Service in Nashville has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Dickson County in middle Tennessee... Northern Hickman County in middle Tennessee... Houston County in middle Tennessee... Northeastern Humphreys County in middle Tennessee... * Until 1245 PM CDT. * At 1028 AM CDT, emergency management reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 7 and 12 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring. This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Houston, Humphreys, Hickman, and Dickson Counties. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Dickson, Waverly, Centerville, Erin, White Bluff, McEwen, Burns, Tennessee Ridge, Charlotte, Vanleer, Slayden, Pinewood, Nunnelly, Bon Aqua, Lyles, Primm Springs and Houston County Airport. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe. && LAT...LON 3632 8796 3633 8748 3631 8747 3613 8722 3598 8721 3578 8723 3576 8740 3583 8763 3625 8795 FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC