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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

812 AM EST SAT FEB 15 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MENIFEE COUNTY

  POWELL COUNTY

  JOHNSON COUNTY

  MARTIN COUNTY

  MAGOFFIN COUNTY

  WOLFE COUNTY



* UNTIL 215 PM EST



* AT 810 AM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY

  RAIN MOVING EAST ALONG THE MOUNTAIN PARKWAY AT ABOUT 20 MPH. THIS 

  RAIN IS TRAINING OVER THE SAME AREA AND WILL DUMP UP TO AN 

  ADDITIONAL INCH ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS. 



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE CAMPTON...FRENCHBURG...INEZ

  AND PAINTSVILLE.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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.



LAT...LON 3802 8362 3786 8351 3777 8327 3786 8300

          3799 8298 3795 8250 3775 8233 3769 8257

          3776 8273 3758 8301 3770 8340 3764 8345

          3765 8355 3782 8396



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