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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

601 PM EDT SUN APR 28 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN MARTIN COUNTY



* UNTIL 800 PM EDT



* AT 550 PM EDT...SHERIFFS DEPUTIES REPORTED 2 FEET OF WATER OVER 

PIGEON ROOST ROAD NEAR LAURA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH MOVED THROUGH 

THE AREA HAVE LEFT...BUT RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE 

EARLY THIS EVENING.



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.



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