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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY

705 AM EDT FRI AUG 3 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 900 AM EDT FOR HARRISON...

BOURBON AND NICHOLAS COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...



AT 657 AM EDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED PARTS OF HIGHWAY 

1842 CLOSED JUST WEST OF CYNTHIANA IN HARRISON COUNTY DUE TO HIGH 

WATER. RADAR INDICATED THAT THE RAIN WAS BEGINNING TO DIMINISH 

ACROSS THE AREA. SO FAR...THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER REPORTS OF 

FLOODING IN BOURBON AND NICHOLAS COUNTIES. ANOTHER ONE HALF TO ONE 

INCH OF RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE BEFORE ENDING. THEREFORE...THE FLASH 

FLOOD WARNING WILL CONTINUE FOR HARRISON...BOURBON AND NICHOLAS 

COUNTIES.   



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE 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.



REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY

WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST

OFFICE IN LOUISVILLE.



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