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KYC071-290400-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

750 PM EDT SAT JUL 28 2001



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR FLOYD COUNTY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 

MIDNIGHT EDT...



THE EMERGENCY MANAGER IN FLOYD COUNTY REPORTED THAT ABBOTT CREEK... 

IVY CREEK AND BEAVER CREEK HAVE EXCEEDED THEIR BANKS. MOST OTHER 

CREEKS IN THE AREA ARE ALSO THREATENING TO OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS.



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. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT 

WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH 

FLOODS.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL 

HEAVY RAIN LATER TONIGHT MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING. PLEASE 

CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION ON NOAA 

WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS.



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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