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WGUS73 KJKL 041157

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KYC109-041215-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

750 AM EDT MON AUG 4 2003



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

UNTIL 8:15 AM...



THE COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTS THAT WATER STILL COVERED SOME 

ROADS...BUT WAS RECEDING. JUST BEFORE 6 AM TWO MOBILE HOMES WERE 

PUSHED OFF THEIR FOUNDATIONS BY FLOOD WATERS NEAR GRAYHAWK. A 

VEHICLE WAS WASHED DOWN THE CREEK BEHIND THE COURT HOUSE IN MCKEE 

AROUND 6:30 AM. RESIDENTS OF MCKEE MANOR NURSING HOME WERE MOVED TO 

THE SECOND FLOOR DUE TO FLOODING ON THE FIRST FLOOR. EVACUATIONS 

ALSO TOOK PLACE AT A MOTEL IN MCKEE.



RESIDENTS ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO 

PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOWING WATERS BY 

FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS IN WATER...ABANDON IT 

IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



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

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

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