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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

612 AM EDT FRI AUG 10 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR MOST

OF EASTERN KENTUCKY...



A VERY MOIST AIR MASS IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA. A SLOW MOVING

COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST. AT THE SAME

TIME...THE POSITION OF THE JET STREAM WILL PROVIDE A FAVORABLE

ENVIRONMENT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. IN

ADDITION...WINDS IN THE ATMOSPHERE WILL WEAKEN DURING THE DAY...

WHICH WILL CAUSE THE MOVEMENT OF ANY SHOWERS OR STORMS TO SLOW

DOWN BY LATE IN THE DAY. THESE FACTORS COMBINED POSE A THREAT OF

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.



MOST OF EASTERN KENTUCKY RECEIVED RAINFALL ON THURSDAY OR THURSDAY

NIGHT. HOWEVER...AMOUNTS WERE HIGHLY VARIABLE. WHILE THE MAJORITY

OF THE AREA RECEIVED LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH OF RAIN...THERE WERE

NUMEROUS LOCATIONS SCATTERED ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY IN WHICH WEATHER

RADAR ESTIMATED ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL. THE AREAS WHICH

ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO

FLOODING PROBLEMS SHOULD ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OCCUR.  THUS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY

THIS EVENING FOR MOST OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.



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. 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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