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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNINGNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

920 PM EDT MON MAY 6 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ROCKCASTLE AND JACKSON COUNTIES IN 

SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...



A SERIES OF HEAVY RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED ACROSS 

THE SAME AREA FOR THE PAST TWO HOURS. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED 

RAINFALL RATES THAT HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED BY THE RADAR AT JACKSON 

KENTUCKY IN EXCESS OF ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES PER HOUR.



DUE TO THE RECENT RAINFALL OF THE PAST WEEK...CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE 

RUNNING HIGH. THIS MOST RECENT HEAVY RAIN WILL BE MOSTLY RUNOFF DUE 

TO THE SATURATED GROUND. CREEKS AND STREAMS THAT ARE ALREADY NEAR 

BANKFUL WILL BE UNABLE TO CONTAIN THE EXCESS RUNOFF.



ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU ATTEMPT TO CROSS FAST 

FLOWING WATER ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT 

RISK. MONITOR ANY FLOWING WATER AN BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND 

IF IT BECOMES THREATENING.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 

DETAILS OR UPDATES.

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