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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

1015 PM EST SUN MAR 17 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE CUMBERLAND VALLEY 

UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST...



THE WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR PULASKI...LAUREL...WAYNE...MCCREARY... 

WHITLEY...BELL...KNOX AND HARLAN COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT. MODERATE 

TO HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE TO TRAIN OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY. 

ANOTHER HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAIN WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AREA BETWEEN 

10 PM AND MIDNIGHT EST. 



THIS RAIN HAS ALREADY CAUSED MAJOR PROBLEMS SOUTH OF THE DANIEL 

BOONE PARKWAY. BELL...WHITLEY...MCCREARY AND HARLAN COUNTIES LAW 

ENFORCEMENT REPORT MANY COUNTY ROADS UNDER WATER. THERE HAVE EVEN 

BEEN EVACUATIONS OF RESIDENTS IN BELL COUNTY. THIS IS A VERY 

DANGEROUS SITUATION 



UNFORTUNATELY IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER 

...AS THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH MIDNIGHT. IN 

ADDITION...THE HEAVY RAINS ARE ALSO LEADING TO QUICK RISES ON THE 

CUMBERLAND RIVER WHICH IS NOW FORECAST TO GO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE IN 

MANY PLACES ACROSS SOUTHERN KENTUCKY.  



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 

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 BY FOOT OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK 

HIGHER GROUND.



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 HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. LEAVE AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN THE WATER STARTS TO RISE.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

JACKSON KY.



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