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Putnam County Emergency Management Agency
Saturday March 27th, 2021 :: 11:12 p.m. CDT

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FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTY UNTIL 5:00 a.m.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1108 PM CDT SAT MAR 27 2021

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CLAY COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
JACKSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
MACON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
SMITH COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN SUMNER COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
TROUSDALE COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN WILSON COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 500 AM CDT.

* AT 1108 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR
EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS.

SOURCE...DOPPLER RADAR.

IMPACT...FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN AREAS,
HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER
DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
LAFAYETTE, CARTHAGE, CELINA, GAINESBORO, HARTSVILLE, WESTMORELAND,
GORDONSVILLE, RED BOILING SPRINGS, HICKMAN, SOUTH CARTHAGE,
ALEXANDRIA, PLEASANT SHADE, GRANVILLE, DIXON SPRINGS,
WHITLEYVILLE, MOSS AND CUMMINS FALLS STATE PARK.

AREAS OF CONCERN INCLUDE PEYTON CREEK INCLUDING PLEASANT SHADE,
DIXON CREEK INCLUDING DIXON SPRINGS, GOOSE CREEK INCLUDING BEECH
GROVE AND HALLTOWN, LITTLE GOOSE CREEK INCLUDING HARTSVILLE,
JENNINGS CREEK INCLUDING WILLETTE, NORTH SPRINGS, AND WHITLEYVILLE,
AND SALT LICK CREEK INCLUDING RED BOILING SPRINGS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

Instructions:

TURN AROUND DONT DROWN

Address/Location
Putnam County Emergency Management Agency
700 County Services Dr
Cookeville, TN 38501

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 931-528-7575

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Warning

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