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WGUS71 KRLX 170826

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KYZ101-103-OHZ087-171115-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

425 AM EDT THU MAY 17 2001



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS ISSUED SHORTLY AFTER 1 AM THIS 

MORNING FOR LAWRENCE COUNTY OHIO...AND BOYD AND GREENUP COUNTIES IN 

KENTUCKY EXPIRED AT 415 AM. SMALL STREAMS HAVE RETURNED TO WITHIN 

THEIR BANKS IN MOST LOCATIONS. THE RAIN HAS ENDED FOR TONIGHT. 



SOME MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES IN BOYD COUNTY KENTUCKY ALONG STATE 

ROUTE 5...BUT THE WATER IS FALLING. CANNONSBURG ROAD IS BLOCKED BY A 

FALLEN TREE THAT WASHED OUT DURING THE HIGH WATER. 



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE AREA FOR THIS AFTERNOON 

UNTIL 8 PM THURSDAY EVENING WHEN ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN IS 

POSSIBLE. 



<<< CALL TO ACTION >>> DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE

WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW

YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE

ABANDONED IMMEDIATELY.



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