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WGUS73 KJKL 142002

FFSJKL

KYC065-142100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

357 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2003



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ESTILL COUNTY.



THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.



AT 3 PM EDT COUNTY EMERGENCY DISPATCH INDICATED THAT THERE WERE 

THREE HOMES ON BROADWAY AND RIVER DRIVE IN IRVINE THAT WERE BEING 

EVACUATED. ALSO HIGH WATER HAD INUNDATED THE I G A GROCERY STORE. 

THE NURSING HOME IN NORTHERN IRVINE AT RICE ST AND WALLACE DR WAS 

BEING EVACUATED DUE TO 12 TO 18 INCHES OF WATER IN THE BUILDING.



IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IMMINENT...MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER 

GROUND. NEVER DRIVE INTO AN AREA WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TRAVEL 

IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING 

INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.



PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE AWARE OF THE 

POSSIBILITY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL...AVOID LOW LYING AREAS...AND BE 

CAREFUL WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY DIPS AND UNDERPASSES.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO

STATIONS...AND THE INTERNET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.



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DUSTY

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