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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

440 PM EDT TUE MAY 7 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ROCKCASTLE COUNTY

  JACKSON COUNTY



* UNTIL 645 PM EDT



* AT 430 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING OVER THE SAME AREA FOR ALMOST 24 HOURS. 

  RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF BETWEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES HAVE BEEN RECORDED OVER

  NUMEROUS LOCATIONS. MORE RAINFALL IS APPROACHING THE AREA AND 

  ALTHOUGH THE NEXT WAVE OF RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS HEAVY THE

  GROUND CANNOT ABSORB ANY MORE. ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL BECOME 

  RUNOFF TO STREAMS AND CREEKS THAT ARE ALREADY AT OR OVER BANKFULL. 



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. LEAVE AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN THE WATER STARTS TO RISE.



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. 



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 3719 8434 3735 8416 3723 8394 3736 8380

          3758 8396 3749 8447 3734 8453

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