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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

1118 PM EDT SUN MAY 6 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR HARLAN COUNTY IS CANCELED...



AT 11 PM EDT...PROBING CALLS TO HARLAN COUNTY REVEALED THAT THE

THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED. A RAIN INDUCED ROCK SLIDE WAS

REPORTED AT 7 PM ON HIGHWAY 160 NEAR BLACK MOUNTAIN. SINCE THEN...

CREEKS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS THE CUMBERLAND ITSELF...HAVE BEEN

ON THE RISE...BUT THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF WATER OVER BANKFULL.



PEOPLE IN HARLAN COUNTY...ESPECIALLY THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS

...SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RISING WATERS.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER INFORMATION SOURCES FOR

UPDATES.



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