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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

1205 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2003



...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ALLOWED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING 

TO EXPIRE FOR KNOTT COUNTY...



AT 1155 AM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 

HEAVY PRECIPITATION HAD ENDED OVER KNOTT COUNTY. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF 

HOWEVER WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING OF SOME CREEKS... 

STREAMS...AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS.



FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER A THREAT...THOUGH WIDE SPREAD AREAL 

FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. THE FLASH FLOOD 

WARNING HAS THEREFORE BEEN REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING.



AT 1150 AM COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED CLEAR...LOST...AND YELLOW CREEK 

ROADS...AND THE CITY LIMITS OF HINDMAN STILL FLOODED.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE 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. 

IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND 

IMMEDIATELY. RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY ENGULF YOUR VEHICLE AND ITS 

OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 

DETAILS OR UPDATES.



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