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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

213 PM EDT FRI AUG 10 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MOST

OF EASTERN KENTUCKY...



A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS IS IN PLACE OVER EASTERN KENTUCKY.

DUE TO THE HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE ATMOSPHERE...AND WEAK WINDS

ALOFT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BE

SLOW MOVING...AND CAPABLE OF HEAVY DOWNPOURS IN A SHORT TIME.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN SOME SPOTS COULD BE 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED

AMOUNTS OVER 2 INCHES.



THIS IS NOT A WIDESPREAD FLOOD THREAT...BUT A FEW COUNTIES COULD HAVE

FLASH FLOODING PROBLEMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...

ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAD 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ON THURSDAY.



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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