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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

622 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  PERRY COUNTY

  LESLIE COUNTY



* UNTIL 1015 PM EDT



* AT 608 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF 

THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS MOVING SOUTHEAST INTO PERRY AND LESLIE 

COUNTY. RAINFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED AS THESE 

STORMS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.



A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS THAT OSBORNE 

FORK...NEAR THOUDANDSTICKS IN LESLIE COUNTY WAS THREE QUARTERS FULL 

AND RISING RAPIDLY.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF DUE TO SATURATED GROUNDS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING 

OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS 

COULD ALSO 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 3716 8357 3692 8341 3719 8303 3742 8321

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