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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

1110 AM EST MON MAR 18 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FLOYD COUNTY



* UNTIL NOON EST



* AT 1105 AM EST...COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC REPORTED 

WATER AROUND HOUSES IN THE WAYLAND...MCDOWELL AND ESTILL BOTTOM. 



ALTHOUGH SHOWERS HAVE ENDED...ALL CREEKS...STREAMS...ROADS AND 

ROADSIDE CULVERTS CONTINUE TO RUN AT OR ABOVE BANKFULL. EARLIER 

HEAVY RAIN HAS SOFTENED HILLSIDES...WHICH COULD 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.



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 3769 8258 3752 8262 3741 8261 3732 8271

          3740 8272 3749 8283 3749 8290 3753 8286

          3768 8292 3775 8278



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