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KYC089-182000-



FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV

1151 AM EDT FRI MAY 18 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED THE



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GREENUP COUNTY IN KENTUCKY...



* UNTIL 400 PM EDT...



* AT NOON...THE TYGART CREEK NEAR WARNOCK WAS FLOODING ROADS AND

  CAUSING EVACUATIONS.  THE FLOOD WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW DOWN 

  TYGARTS CREEK...ALONG ROUTE 7...TOWARD LYNN AND SOUTH SHORE.  



  RAINFALL HAS NOT BEEN HEAVY DURING THE LATE MORNING. HOWEVER...THE 

  CREEK WAS STILL RISING AROUND WARNOCK DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINS

  UPSTREAM LAST NIGHT.  MORE SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS COULD HIT THE

  BASIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.



<<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 QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



<<CALL TO ACTION>> STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR ANY

FURTHER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.



PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER...HAIL OR STRONG WINDS TO THE NATIONAL

WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.



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