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KYC109-203-070730-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

1155 PM EDT MON MAY 6 2002



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR ROCKCASTLE AND JACKSON COUNTIES 

CONTINUES UNTIL 330 AM EDT.



HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA HOWEVER THE RUNOFF WILL 

CONTINUE TO SWELL STREAMS AND CREEKS FOR SEVERAL HOURS. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. 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 YOU OBSERVE FLOODED ROADS OR STREAMS AND CREEKS OUT OF THEIR 

BANKS AND THREATENING PROPERTY...CALL THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT 

OFFICE AND REQUEST THEY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER 

SERVICE IN JACKSON.



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