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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

735 AM EST TUE MAR 19 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FLEMING COUNTY

  ROWAN COUNTY

  BATH COUNTY

  ELLIOTT COUNTY

  MONTGOMERY COUNTY



* UNTIL 1130 AM EST



* AT 730 AM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY 

HEAVY   RAIN...ON THE ORDER OF ONE INCH PER HOUR MOVING ACROSS PART 

OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY. A FEW SPOTS COULD RECEIVE BETWEEN ONE AND TWO 

INCHES OF RAIN BY 9 AM. DUE TO NEARLY SATURATED GROUND...MOST OF 

THIS RAIN WILL GO TO EXCESS RUNOFF.



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.  

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.



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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