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KYZ113-040635-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

133 AM EDT SAT AUG 4 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR KNOTT COUNTY UNTIL 230

AM...



AT 130 AM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE TO

FALL OVER MOST OF KNOTT COUNTY. THESE RAINS WERE ONLY SLOWLY MOVING

TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH. ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES

OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING.



DEEP WATER HAS BEEN REPORTED FLOWING OVER HIGHWAY 160 NEAR BRINKLEY.



IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA STAY OUT OF FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS.

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.



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