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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

206 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2003



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

LESLIE AND PERRY COUNTIES TO EXPIRE AT 2 PM...



AT 2 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 

HEAVY PRECIPITATION HAD ENDED OVER LESLIE AND PERRY COUNTIES. 

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 2 PM OFFICIALS IN LESLIE AND PERRY COUNTIES REPORTED NUMEROUS 

ROADS STILL CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.



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.



LAT...LON 3740 8328 3744 8322 3740 8317 3740 8312

          3727 8311 3720 8300 3714 8306 3706 8306



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