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000 

WGUS53 KPAH 050247

FFWPAH

ILC003-127-151-153-KYC007-145-050545-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

947 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  POPE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

  MASSAC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

  ALEXANDER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

  PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

  BALLARD COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY

  MCCRACKEN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY



* UNTIL 1245 AM CDT



* AT 940 PM CDT...1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE 

WARNED AREAS. WATER CONTINUES TO RISE AND FLASH FLOODING IS 

POSSIBLE. ALEXANDER COUNTY AND PULASKI COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE 

REPORTED SEVERAL ROADS WITH WATER COVERING THEM. 



* AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED 

COUNTIES. IF THE RAIN HAS STOPPED IN YOUR AREA...BE AWARE THAT 

RUNOFF MAY CAUSE FLOODING TO CONTINUE. 



ABSOLUTELY DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER

COVERS THE ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE

ABANDONED. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS HIGH WATER IN A VEHICLE OR ON FOOT



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. ACT QUICKLY IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED. MOVE

TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT

TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 3704 8922 3727 8948 3734 8937 3734 8905

          3731 8894 3734 8891 3734 8871 3759 8871

          3760 8842 3742 8845 3731 8852 3726 8851

          3722 8847 3707 8849



$$

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000 

WGUS53 KPAH 050247

FFWPAH

ILC003-127-151-153-KYC007-145-050545-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

947 PM CDT SUN MAY 4 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  POPE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

  MASSAC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

  ALEXANDER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

  PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

  BALLARD COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY

  MCCRACKEN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY



* UNTIL 1245 AM CDT



* AT 940 PM CDT...1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE 

WARNED AREAS. WATER CONTINUES TO RISE AND FLASH FLOODING IS 

POSSIBLE. ALEXANDER COUNTY AND PULASKI COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE 

REPORTED SEVERAL ROADS WITH WATER COVERING THEM. 



* AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED 

COUNTIES. IF THE RAIN HAS STOPPED IN YOUR AREA...BE AWARE THAT 

RUNOFF MAY CAUSE FLOODING TO CONTINUE. 



ABSOLUTELY DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER

COVERS THE ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE

ABANDONED. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS HIGH WATER IN A VEHICLE OR ON FOOT



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. ACT QUICKLY IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED. MOVE

TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT

TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 3704 8922 3727 8948 3734 8937 3734 8905

          3731 8894 3734 8891 3734 8871 3759 8871

          3760 8842 3742 8845 3731 8852 3726 8851

          3722 8847 3707 8849



$$

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