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URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

936 AM EDT MON JUN 4 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED AN URBAN AND 

SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR:

 

WAYNE...MCCREARY...WHITLEY...KNOX...BELL...HARLAN...LETCHER...LESLIE.

..CLAY...LAUREL AND PULASKI COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 PM THIS MONDAY 

AFTERNOON.



DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR IN JACKSON KENTUCKY INDICATES THAT VERY HEAVY 

RAINS ARE FALLING OVER THE AREA...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE 

DANIEL BOONE PARKWAY. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO 

CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT FEW HOURS.



RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME OF 

THE STRONGER STORMS WITH ISOLATED 2 INCH PER HOUR RATES POSSIBLE.  

AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA THIS 

MORNING. THESE RAINS WILL CAUSE RUNOFF PROBLEMS AS WELL AS PONDING 

OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...RURAL 

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER 

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 

DETAILS OR UPDATES.



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