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WGUS51 KILN 120425

FFWILN

KYC161-120630-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

1225 AM EDT SUN AUG 12 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MASON COUNTY IN KENTUCKY...



* UNTIL 230 AM EDT...



* AT 1225 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER WASHINGTON...OR ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF   

  MAYSVILLE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED 3 TO 4 ADDITIONAL 

  INCHES OF RAINFALL SINCE 1130 AM EDT...BRINGING THE TOTAL RAINFALL 

  TO AS MUCH AS 8 INCHES OVER NORTHERN MASON COUNTY THIS EVENING.



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  DOVER...

  LEWISBURG...

  MAYSVILLE...

  WASHINGTON...



THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING 

AND WILL WORSEN AS THE RAIN CONTINUES OVER THE NEXT ONE TO TWO 

HOURS. UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH 

2 AM. 



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.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



$$

JDR

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