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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY

533 PM EST FRI MAY 9 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 715 PM EST(815 PM EDT) FOR

WASHINGTON...ORANGE...CRAWFORD AND HARRISON COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL

INDIANA...



AT 630 PM EDT SEVERAL ROADS IN CRAWFORD AND ORANGE COUNTIES REMAINED 

COVERED WITH WATER AND CLOSED. 



THE HEAVY RAIN THAT CAUSED THE FLOODING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA 

BUT WATER WILL REMAIN OVER SOME ROADS FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED

ROADWAYS...IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO JUDGE THE ACTUAL DEPTH OF THE

WATER. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.



REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

LOUISVILLE.



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