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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

815 PM EDT TUE JUN 26 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR WAYNE COUNTY UNTIL 9 PM EDT...



AT 8 PM EDT DOPPLER INDICATED THAT THE MAIN THUNDERSTORMS HAVE 

WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF WAYNE COUNTY...HOWEVER...NOT BEFORE 

DUMPING AS MUCH AS THREE INCHES OF RAIN IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. 

ADDITIONAL...WEAKER THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THE REST OF THE 

EVENING. ACCORDINGLY...WAYNE COUNTY REMAINS UNDER A FLASH FLOOD 

WARNING UNTIL 9 PM EDT. 



COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED WATER OVER HIGHWAY 90 SOUTH OF MONTICELLO  

AROUND 7 PM EDT. THEY ALSO REPORTED WATER RUNNING OVER MAIN STREET 

IN MONTICELLO AT 8 PM EDT. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE STORMS WILL CONTINUE THE FLASH FLOODING OF 

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY... 

COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS 

AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS WILL BE SUBJECT TO CONTINUED FLASH 

FLOODING. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES.



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.



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.



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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