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RWUS32 KJKL 240623

FFSJKL

KYZ044-240930-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

113 AM EST THU JAN 24 2002



...HIGH WATER EXPECTED NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS AND IN URBAN AREAS OF 

NORTHERN FLEMING COUNTY UNTIL 430 AM...



AT 110 AM DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF MODERATE TO 

HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING ACROSS NORTHERN FLEMING COUNTY FOR THE PAST 

HOUR.  UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN PORTIONS OF NORTHERN 

FLEMING COUNTY IN THE PAST HOUR WITH ANOTHER QUARTER TO A HALF INCH 

OF RAIN EXPECTED OVER THE SAME AREA IN THE NEXT HOUR.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE FLOODING 

OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS.  THE HEAVY 

RAINS COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEPER 

TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING SUCH AS 

RECENTLY CLEAR CUT AREAS.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER

DETAILS OR UPDATES.



FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT

HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/JKL



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