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KYZ069-020630-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

1120 PM EDT WED MAY 1 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JACKSON COUNTY UNTIL 

230 AM EDT...



ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE ENDED ACROSS JACKSON COUNTY...RUNOFF 

FROM THE EARLIER RAINFALL IS LIKELY STILL CAUSING FLASH FLOODING 

ACROSS JACKSON COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES SUGGEST 

OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN SOME AREAS OF SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY.



AT 933 PM...6 TO 8 INCHES OF WATER WAS REPORTED OVER HIGHWAY 30 WEST 

OF ANNVILLE.



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.

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