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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
415 PM CDT MON SEP 10 2007

TO:     FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE 
        SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS INFORMATION 
        NETWORK /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS... 
        NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ PARTNERS AND OTHER 
        USERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:   LARRY VANNOZZI METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
        JAMES LAROSA SERVICE HYDROLOGIST

SUBJECT: UPCOMING TEST ISSUANCES OF FLASH FLOOD PRODUCTS

AT 1000 AM CDT TOMORROW...TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11...WEATHER FORECAST 
OFFICE /WFO/ NASHVILLE WILL CONDUCT TESTING OF CERTAIN FLASH FLOOD 
WARNING AND FOLLOW UP FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT PRODUCTS. WHEN THIS TEST 
OCCURS...SELECTED FLASH FLOOD PRODUCTS WILL BE ISSUED WHICH ARE 
CLEARLY MARKED WITH THE WORD ...TEST... IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS 
THROUGHOUT THE PRODUCT. THESE PRODUCTS ARE BEING ISSUED TO TEST THE 
OPERABILITY OF ENHANCED SERVICES THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL 
BE PROVIDING IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THESE PRODUCTS IN THE ORDER OF 
ISSUANCE ARE:

* A TEST FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FAILURE FOR 2 HOURS
* A TEST CORRECTION TO THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING
* A TEST CONTINUATION OF THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING
* A TEST EXTENSION IN TIME OF THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING BY 1 HOUR
* A TEST EXPIRATION OF THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING
* ANOTHER TEST FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FAILURE FOR 2 HOURS
* A TEST CANCELLATION OF THE SECOND FLASH FLOOD WARNING

THESE TEST PRODUCTS WILL BE ISSUED OVER THE COURSE OF 3 TO 4 HOURS 
AND WILL BE CLEARLY MARKED WITH THE WORD ...TEST... IN MULTIPLE 
LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE PRODUCT. REMEMBER...THERE IS NO NEED TO 
TAKE ANY ACTION WITH THESE TEST PRODUCTS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...PLEASE CONTACT:

LARRY VANNOZZI METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
OR JAMES LAROSA SERVICE HYDROLOGIST
PHONE: 615-754-4633

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LAROSA