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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY

430 AM EDT SAT JUL 13 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHEASTERN TAYLOR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY



* UNTIL 530 AM EDT



* AT 425 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY       

  HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHEAST TAYLOR COUNTY. RADAR HAS ESTIMATED

  THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED

  AREA...WITH ANOTHER INCH POSSIBLE THROUGH 530 AM.  THIS WILL

  LIKELY LEAD TO SOME FLASH FLOODING. THE AREA OF GREATEST

  CONCERN IS AROUND MERRIMAC.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED

ROADWAYS...IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO JUDGE THE ACTUAL DEPTH OF THE

WATER. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.



REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

LOUISVILLE.

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