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WGUS73 KJKL 172040

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KYC133-172145-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

440 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2003



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LETCHER

COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM...



AT 413 PM...A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED ONE TO TWO FEET OF WATER WAS 

FLOWING OVER HIGHWAY 1811...5 MILES NORTHWEST OF WHITESBURG. 

A CAR WAS WASHED INTO SMOOT CREEK OFF OF HIGHWAY 1811. TWO PEOPLE 

WERE RESCUED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.



AT 430 PM...COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED THAT HIGHWAY 7 ONE MILE NORTH 

OF WHITESBURG HAD BEEN CLOSED DUE TO 4 FEET OF WATER OVER THE ROAD.

ALSO...NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF DOTY CREEK ROAD AND HIGHWAY 7...NEAR 

THE TOWN OF JEREMIAH...ONE AND A HALF TO TWO FEET OF WATER WAS 

FLOWING OVER THE ROAD. 

 

LOOK FOR THE HEAVY RAIN TO EXIT CENTRAL LETCHER COUNTY BY 5 

PM...HOWEVER EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING 

OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. 



IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IMMINENT...MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER 

GROUND. NEVER DRIVE INTO AN AREA WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. DO NOT 

STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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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