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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN

1110 PM EST FRI MAR 15 2002



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LAWRENCE AND JACKSON COUNTIES

UNTIL 130 AM EST.  RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE UP TO TWO INCHES OF

RAINFALL HAVE OCCURRED OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN JACKSON AND EASTERN

LAWRENCE COUNTY BETWEEN 730 PM AND 1030 PM EST.  ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN

IS POSSIBLE BY MIDNIGHT.  HOWEVER RAINFALL SHOULD DIMINISH LATER

TONIGHT.



THE JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED SOME FLOODING ON STATE ROAD 58

JUST EAST OF KURTZ.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...

ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

BRIDGES... DIPS... OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS IF WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM... EVEN A SMALL ONE...

ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT DRIVE

AROUND BARRICADES.



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