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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

1207 AM EDT MON JUL 9 2001



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR FLEMING AND ROWAN COUNTIES CONTINUES

UNTIL 1 AM EDT. BASED ON CURRENT TRENDS THE WARNINGS WILL BE ALLOWED

TO EXPIRE AS SCHEDULED.



AT 10 PM...SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER WAS REPORTED ON ROCK FORK ROAD

ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF CRANSTON IN ROWAN COUNTY. CREEKS WERE REPORTED

OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND SEVERAL SIDE ROADS WERE COVERED WITH WATER

AROUND 10:30 PM AT MUSES MILLS IN FLEMING COUNTY.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. LEAVE AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN THE WATER STARTS TO RISE.



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 FLOODING HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

JACKSON KY.



LAT...LON 3840 8378 3835 8353 3828 8346 3820 8338

          3820 8343 3809 8345



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