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WGUS73 KJKL 171917

FFSJKL

KYC195-171930-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

315 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2003



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING EXPIRED AT 315 PM FOR PIKE COUNTY...



AT 3 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 

HEAVY PRECIPITATION HAD ENDED ACROSS PIKE 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 WILL REPLACED WITH A FLOOD WARNING.



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...LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO

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



FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT

HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/JKL



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GEOGERIAN

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