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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

854 AM EDT SAT JUL 20 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MAGOFFIN COUNTY



* UNTIL NOON EDT



* AT 850 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT 

THUNDERSTORMS WERE REDEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN MAGOFFIN COUNTY AND 

MOVING SOUTH. AS THE CELLS MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE COUNTY THIS 

MORNING...RAINS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL FALL OVER AREAS THAT HAVE 

ALREADY RECEIVED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN. THE AREA MOST VULNERABLE TO 

FLASH FLOODING IS IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE COUNTY BETWEEN ELSIE 

AND CONLEY STATION. 



* THE THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE...

  OVER CONLEY STATION AT 910 AM EDT.

  OVER CARVER AT 925 AM EDT.

  OVER TIPTOP AT 940 AM EDT.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS 

COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES.



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.



LAT...LON 3789 8305 3780 8323 3767 8322 3750 8293

          3755 8290 3764 8292



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