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WGUS73 KPAH 172242

FFSPAH

INC147-173-180000-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

542 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR WARRICK AND SPENCER COUNTIES 

UNTIL 700 PM CDT...



AT 535 PM...WARRICK COUNTY SPOTTERS REPORTED MOST COUNTY AND STATE 

HIGHWAYS WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES OF WATER OVER THE TOP OF THE ROADWAYS. 

COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE CLOSED HIGHWAY 261...HIGHWAY 66...AND HIGHWAY 

662. 



AT 538 PM...THE SPENCER COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED 2 TO 4 FEET OF WATER 

OVER HIGHWAY 700E. HIGHWAY 600E ALSO HAD WATER OVER THE ROAD. 

SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN 

GRANDVIEW IN SPENCER COUNTY SINCE 400 PM.



RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW A HEAVY RAIN THREAT FOR BOTH WARRICK AND 

SPENCER COUNTIES FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 15 TO 30 MINUTES. THIS WILL 

ONLY EXAGGERATE ALREADY FLOODED CONDITIONS.



REMEMBER TO NEVER CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY



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