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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

1052 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2001



THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR BELL AND HARLAN

COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1200 AM

EDT.



THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM ADVISORY HAVE

MOVED OUT OF THE STATE. THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT ACCOMPANIED THESE

STORMS HAS BEEN CONTAINED WITHIN THE STREAMS AND CREEKS OF THE AREA.

THEREFORE THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT.



AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE RUNNING NEAR BANKFULL FOR SEVERAL

HOURS MORE TONIGHT. THIS IS STILL A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH FAST

MOVING WATER AND THE DARKNESS OF NIGHT. 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 AND IT IS HARDER TO

DETERMINE THE DEPTH AT NIGHT. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD

BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OF DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL OF ANY SIZE...OR

WATER OUT OF STREAM BANKS OR RUNNING ACROSS ROADS HAVE THE NEAREST

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN JACKSON KY.



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