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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

1155 PM EST SUN MAR 17 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  PULASKI COUNTY

  LAUREL COUNTY

  WAYNE COUNTY

  WHITLEY COUNTY

  MCCREARY COUNTY

  CLAY COUNTY

  LESLIE COUNTY

  LETCHER COUNTY

  KNOX COUNTY

  HARLAN COUNTY

  BELL COUNTY



* UNTIL 600 AM EST



* AT 1145 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES ANOTHER 

  ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS HEADING FOR SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY. 

  MOST OF THE CUMBERLAND VALLEY IS EXPERIENCING SERIOUS FLASH 

  FLOODING FROM THE EARLIER 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL. THE NEXT 

  BATCH WILL BRING WITH IT ANOTHER INCH OR SO OF RAIN FURTHER  

  AGGRAVATING THE CURRENT FLOODING. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE THE FLASH FLOODING OF 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS. THE HEAVY RAINS MAY ALSO CAUSE OR ROCK SLIDES. 



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.



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.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

JACKSON KY.



LAT...LON 3720 8257 3690 8287 3659 8370 3663 8500

          3686 8508 3712 8491 3734 8460 3716 8430

          3732 8413 3732 8341 3703 8319 3703 8304

          3714 8305 3727 8283



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