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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

602 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FLOYD COUNTY



* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT



* AT 556 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN ACROSS FLOYD COUNTY.



THE EMERGENCY MANAGER IN FLOYD COUNTY REPORTED THAT THE OCCUPANTS 

WERE EVACUATED FROM A CAR ON ABBOTT CREEK. ALSO IVY CREEK HAS RISEN 

TO AFFECT FIVE HOMES AND RESCUE SERVICES HAD TO EVACUATE AN OCCUPANT 

FORM ONE OF THE HOMES. BEAVER CREEK IS AT BANK FULL AND THREATENING 

TO OVERFLOW AS ARE MOST OTHER CREEKS IN THE AREA.



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 SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

JACKSON KY.



LAT...LON 3748 8293 3725 8270 3747 8256 3773 8263

          3774 8295



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