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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

931 PM EST THU JAN 24 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE THIS EVENING FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES IN

SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...



THE AFFECTED COUNTIES AND EXPIRATION TIMES ARE AS FOLLOW.



MCCREARY...WHITLEY...KNOX...BELL...CLAY...LESLIE...AND HARLAN THROUGH

1015 PM EST. LETCHER COUNTY THROUGH 1030 PM EST. PERRY COUNTY

THROUGH 11 PM EST...AND PIKE COUNTY THROUGH 1130 PM EST.



PROBING CALLS THIS EVENING HAVE IDENTIFIED SEVERAL FLASH FLOOD

EVENTS SINCE 6 PM EST. REPORTS OF WATER OVER ROADS WERE RECEIVED

FROM WHITLEY...HARLAN...KNOX...BELL AND LESLIE COUNTIES. ALSO...

THERE WAS A MUDSLIDE ON WOOTEN ROAD 5 MILES EAST OF HYDEN.



SHOWERS THAT DROPPED AN AVERAGE OF HALF AN INCH OF RAIN OVER

MUCH OF SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...BETWEEN 4 PM EST AND 9 PM EST THIS

EVENING...HAVE MOVED SOUTHEAST AND OUT OF THE STATE. THE THREAT OF

FLASH FLOODING IS COMING TO AN END. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD

WARNINGS WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT THE TIMES GIVEN.



PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER NEWS SOURCES FOR

UPDATES.



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