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WGUS53 KJKL 171958

FFWJKL

KYC133-172145-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

358 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LETCHER COUNTY



* UNTIL 545 PM EDT



* AT 347 PM EDT...COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ON HIGHWAY 7 

  1 MILE NORTH WHITESBURG. A VEHICLE WAS REPORTED STRANDED IN THE 

  ROAD.



HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER COMMUNITIES ALONG AND NORTH OF 

A LINE FROM VAN TO MAYKING. RAINFALL RATES WILL APPROACH TWO INCHES 

AN HOUR THROUGH 4:30 PM. 



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



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

FLOWING WATERS BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...

ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.



LAT...LON 3723 8277 3708 8291 3659 8220 3684 8197



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GEOGERIAN

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