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WGUS73 KLMK 160451

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KYC213-160530-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY

1143 PM CDT SUN JUN 15 2003



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM CDT FOR

SIMPSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...



AT 1120 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WATER OVER 

STEPHENSON ROAD 5 MILES NORTH OF FRANKLIN. IN ADDITION...HIGH WATER 

WAS REPORTED OVER MORGANTOWN ROAD...IN CENTRAL SIMPSON COUNTY. 



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER INDICATES THAT MUCH OF THE HEAVY 

RAIN OVER SIMPSON COUNTY HAS DISSIPATED...BUT THAT AN ESTIMATED 3 TO 

4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE COUNTY 

DURING THE PREVIOUS SEVERAL HOURS.



ALTHOUGH THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS 

RAINS MAY STILL COVER LOW ROADS AND CROSSINGS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR 

VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH 

MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT 

IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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JSD

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