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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

753 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FLOYD COUNTY

  EASTERN KNOTT COUNTY



* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT



* AT 751 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 

  RAIN HAS FALLEN NEAR PUNCHEON AND GREENLEAF IN EXTREME EASTERN     

  KNOTT COUNTY. THE TOWNS OF WHEELWRIGHT AND MELVIN IN FLOYD COUNTY  

  WILL ALSO SEE EXCESSIVE RAIN FROM SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS. 



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 

FALLEN IN SOUTHERN FLOYD AND FAR EASTERN KNOTT COUNTY. ADDITIONAL 

RAINS FROM SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE ON THE WAY. THE RAIN WILL 

SLOWLY DISSIPATE LATER THIS EVENING...BUT NOT BEFORE CAUSING FLASH 

FLOOD PROBLEMS FOR THE HOLLERS OF EAST KENTUCKY. 



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 YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

JACKSON KY.



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