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KYC071-153-195-237-071815-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

1020 AM EDT THU JUN 7 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FLOYD COUNTY

  PIKE COUNTY

  WOLFE COUNTY

  MAGOFFIN COUNTY



* UNTIL 215 PM EDT



* AT 1001 AM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH 

FLOODING ALONG BURNING FORK IN EASTERN MAGOFFIN COUNTY.



DOPPLER WEATHER RAINFALL INDICATES THREE HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 

ONE TO TWO INCHES HAVE FALLEN IN AN EAST TO WEST LINE THROUGH 

WOLFE...MAGOFFIN...FLOYD...AND PIKE COUNTIES.



RAINFALL IS OCCURRING OVER AREAS WITH SATURATED SOILS AND RUNOFF 

WILL QUICKLY FIND ITS WAY INTO CREEKS AND STREAMS...RESULTING IN 

FLASH FLOODING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK 

HIGHER GROUND.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY ALSO RESULT IN MUD OR ROCK SLIDES.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

JACKSON KY.



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