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WGUS73 KJKL 180427

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KYC159-180500-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

1219 AM EDT WED JUN 18 2003



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



THIS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT WEDNESDAY MORNING.



ALTHOUGH THE VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED INTO WEST VIRGINIA...WITH THE 

GROUND ALREADY SATURATED...ANY RAIN THAT FELL WILL BECOME RUNOFF. 

THE STREAMS AND CREEKS WERE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH AND THE ADDITIONAL 

RUNOFF WILL PUSH MANY OF THE SMALLER WATERWAYS OUT OF THEIR BANKS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. LEAVE 

AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER STARTS TO RISE. TRAVEL IS 

STRONGLY DISCOURAGED...SOME ROADS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL 

BECOME IMPASSABLE. 



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO

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



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DUSTY

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