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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

757 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2002



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR CLAY...FLOYD...

KNOTT...LETCHER...MARTIN...AND PIKE COUNTIES IS EXTENDED UNTIL 11

PM...



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR JOHNSON...LAUREL...MAGOFFIN...

...AND PULASKI COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM...



AT 745 PM DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAINS WERE TAPERING

OFF IN THE REGION. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF...HOWEVER WILL CAUSE

FLASH FLOODING IN THE AFFECTED COUNTIES UNTIL 11 PM.



ROCK AND MUD SLIDES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN STEEP TERRAIN.



RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WATER AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO

HIGH GROUND SHOULD FLOODING OCCUR.



BE ALERT ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT AND DO NOT DRIVE A VEHICLE ACROSS

A FLOODED ROADWAY.



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR JOHNSON...LAUREL...MAGOFFIN...

AND PULASKI COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.



THE STORMS WHICH CAUSED THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE MOVED OUT OF

THE AREA...AND NO ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED.



CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL REMAIN HIGH THIS EVENING AS RUNOFF CONTINUES

TO FLOW INTO THEM. LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS...

HOWEVER NO ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED.



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