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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

1125 PM EDT WED MAY 1 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ROCKCASTLE COUNTY UNTIL 245 

AM EDT...



WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE ENDED 

ACROSS ROCKCASTLE COUNTY...BUT RUNOFF FROM EARLIER RAINS ARE STILL 

LIKELY CREATING FLASH FLOODING. 



DOPPLER RADAR PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES SUGGEST OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN 

FELL NORTH AND EAST OF BRODHEAD.



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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