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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

520 AM EDT SUN JUL 29 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF EAST KENTUCKY 

UNTIL 400 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...



A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY AND VERY MOIST 

AIR IN PLACE MEANS THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES TODAY. 

MOST OF THE AREA HAS RECEIVED BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES OF 

RAINFALL DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS. THIS HAS SATURATED THE GROUND... 

SETTING THE STAGE FOR FLASH FLOOD PROBLEMS FROM ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY 

RAIN THAT WOULD FALL. THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING WILL DIMINISH 

LATER THIS EVENING AS DRIER AIR WORKS INTO THE STATE.  



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS AND

OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE

WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER, AVOID LOW LYING AREAS, 

AND BE CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES. BE 

PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION, SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING 

OCCUR, OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER

DETAILS OR UPDATES.



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GREIF

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