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FLASH FLOOD WATCH

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

510 AM EST FRI JAN 19 2001



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING 

COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...



         BELL                CLAY                FLOYD

         HARLAN              KNOTT               KNOX

         LAUREL              LESLIE              LETCHER

         MCCREARY            PERRY               PIKE

         PULASKI             WAYNE               WHITLEY



THE FOLLOWING CITIES ARE INCLUDED...



SOMERSET...LONDON...MIDDLESBORO...HARLAN...PRESTONSBURG...HAZARD...

AND PIKEVILLE.



SO FAR...ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER FAR EAST AND 

SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY SINCE THURSDAY MORNING. THE GROUND IS SATURATED. 

RUNOFF FROM ADDITIONAL RAIN TODAY COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. 

ROCK AND MUDSLIDES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN STEEP TERRAIN.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE 

WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP INFORMED AND BE 

READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING THREATENS.



IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO 

ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING IF 

WATER BEGINS RISING. REFRAIN FROM DRIVING INTO WATER.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND 

TELEVISION STATIONS...FOR FOLLOWUP STATEMENTS.



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