

000 

WGUS53 KJKL 242237

FFWJKL

KYC195-250430-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

534 PM EST THU JAN 24 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  PIKE COUNTY



* UNTIL 1130 PM EST



* AT 530 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 

RAIN OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF PIKE 

COUNTY. DUE TO NEARLY SATURATED GROUND...MOST OF THIS RAIN WILL GO 

TO RUNOFF.



THE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO 

TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES.



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.



IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH ON FOOT.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ASK THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO 

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN 

JACKSON KY.



LAT...LON 3765 8260 3749 8265 3732 8270 3722 8256

          3730 8237 3751 8204 3768 8239



SCHAUB

