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RWUS32 KJKL 071456

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KYZ068-069-079-080-071800-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

1055 AM EDT TUE MAY 7 2002



...A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES TODAY FOR PART OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...



...HIGH WATER EXPECTED IN URBAN AREAS AND ALONG SMALL STREAMS UNTIL

200 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...



PULASKI...ROCKCASTLE...JACKSON AND LAUREL....



STORMS ARE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA AT THIS TIME PRODUCING HEAVY

RAINS...RADAR INDICATES THAT AMOUNTS OF AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE

POSSIBLE. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED FROM RAINFALL THE PAST

WEEK...MOST RAINFALL WILL BECOME RUNOFF AND CONTINUE TO FILL ALREADY

STRESSED CREEKS AND STREAMS.



MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. AVOID LOW WATER

CROSSINGS AND IF WATER COVERS THE BRIDGE OR ROAD SURFACE...FIND AN

ALTERNATE ROUTE.



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

DETAILS OR UPDATES.



FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT

HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/JKL



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