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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

1115 AM EDT MON AUG 26 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS EXTENDED THE 



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WHITLEY COUNTY



* UNTIL 315 PM EDT



* AT 1109 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY

  RAIN CONTINUING OVER MUCH OF THE COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL

  THIS MORNING HAS OCCURRED FROM JUST WEST OF WILLIAMSBURG AROUND    

  LIBERTY...NORTHEAST TO AROUND WALDEN AND ROCKHOLDS. SOME LOCATIONS 

  HAVE LIKELY RECEIVED IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES OF RAIN THIS MORNING.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS 

AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO

TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES.



DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN 

DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO 

ALLOW YOU TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD 

BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.  RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG 

STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE 

AND PROPERTY.  



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 3693 8410 3679 8430 3670 8430 3661 8421

          3660 8397 3678 8399



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