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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

345 PM EDT SUN AUG 12 2001



...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE FOLLOWING AREAS...

WOLFE...ROWAN...POWELL...LAUREL...JOHNSON...ESTILL...MENIFEE...

MONTGOMERY...OWSLEY...BREATHITT...PULASKI...MAGOFFIN...JACKSON...

ELLIOTT...BATH...MORGAN...FLEMING...LEE AND ROCKCASTLE...



...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREAS OF...

HARLAN...BELL...WHITLEY...KNOX...MCCREARY...KNOTT...WAYNE...FLOYD...

LETCHER...CLAY...PIKE...PERRY...LESLIE AND MARTIN UNTIL 800 PM EDT 

SUNDAY EVENING...



THE COMBINATION OF RECENT RAINFALL...ABUNDANT LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE...A 

SLOW MOVING SURFACE BOUNDARY SINKING SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA...AND 

UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT WILL ALL ACT TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF 

SLOW-MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY EARLY THIS 

EVENING. ANY OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY 

RAINFALL ON GROUND THAT IS STILL SATURATED FROM THE RECENT RAINS. AS 

A RESULT...THESE AREAS WILL ENCOUNTER AN ESPECIALLY HEIGHTENED RISK 

FOR FLASH FLOODING THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...BY 8 PM EDT THE FRONT 

SHOULD HAVE WORKED ITS WAY FAR ENOUGH THROUGH EAST KENTUCKY TO END 

THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING AS DRIER AIR MOVES IN ON NORTHWEST WINDS. 



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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PELTON/GREIF

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