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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

816 PM EDT TUE JUL 23 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MARTIN COUNTY



* UNTIL 1215 AM EDT



* AT 810 PM EDT...THE MARTIN COUNTY DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES 

REPORTED THAT FLASH FLOODING WAS OBSERVED JUST AFTER 7 PM ON ROUTE 

1714 NEXT TO PIGEON ROOST CREEK. SEVEN TO EIGHT INCHES OF WATER WAS 

REPORTED FLOWING OVER THE ROAD 3 TO 4 MILES FROM ROUTE 2032...AND 

THE WATER LEVEL WAS STILL RISING. 



ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAIN HAS LEFT THE AREA...RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS 

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT



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. 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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