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WGUS73 KJKL 160610

FFSJKL

KYC115-160700-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

210 AM EDT WED JUL 16 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR...



  JOHNSON COUNTY



* UNTIL 300 AM EDT



* AT 155 AM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLOWING WATER OVER THE ROAD ON 

HIGHWAY 2039 AT ASA CREEK.



AT 209 AM EDT...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED OVER MUCH OF 

JOHNSON COUNTY...WITH DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES OF OVER 2.5 INCHES PER 

HOUR IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY. HEAVY RAINS MAY FLOOD LOW 

LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID THESE AREAS AND 

DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS AS THEY MAY BE WASHED OUT. WATER LEVELS 

OF SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE...THEREFORE SEEK HIGHER 

GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ROADS...FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS

OF CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH 

FLOODING



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL 

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN JACKSON.



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