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WGUS51 KILN 240820

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KYC187-241115-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

320 AM EST THU JAN 24 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  OWEN COUNTY IN KENTUCKY...



* UNTIL 615 AM EST...



* AT 314 AM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY  

  RAIN 6 MILES WEST OF OWENTON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.  THE         

  THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE OVER LOCATIONS IN SOUTHERN OWEN COUNTY THAT 

  HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH ANOTHER INCH   

  OF RAIN EXPECTED.  



* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...

  OWENTON...

  MONTEREY...

  BEECHWOOD...



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. HEAVY RAINFALL ALSO OBSCURES

VISION...MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE IF THE ROAD AHEAD OF YOU

IS FLOODED. IF CAUGHT NEAR OR IN FLASH FLOODING ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP

TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT

TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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