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WGUS73 KJKL 160010

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KYC109-160100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

805 PM EDT SUN JUN 15 2003



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

UNTIL 9 PM EDT... 



AS OF 8 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY 

RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS JACKSON COUNTY.  RAIN RATES OF ONE INCH PER 

HOUR IS POSSIBLE.  



COUNTY DISPATCH HAS REPORTED AT 7:50 PM THAT HIGHWAY 421 IN MCKEE 

HAS 10 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING OVER A LARGE PORTION OF THE ROAD IN 

FRONT OF RITE AID.



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

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

ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN 

WATER BEGINS RISING.



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.



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OUDEMAN

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