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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

558 PM EST SAT FEB 22 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MARTIN COUNTY

  FLOYD COUNTY



* UNTIL 900 PM EST



* AT 555 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN NEAR LANCER...OR ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PRESTONSBURG...

  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS WILL MOVE BACK OVER AREAS THAT HAVE 

  ALREADY RECIEVED HEAVY RAINS FROM EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS.  



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ALLEN CITY...ALLEN...INEZ

  AND PRESTONSBURG.



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.



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 3767 8288 3754 8273 3848 8117 3881 8155



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