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WGUS73 KLMK 300517

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KYC103-300545-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY

112 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 145 AM EDT FOR HENRY COUNTY

IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...



AT 1230 AM EDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING 

ALONG HILLSBORO ROAD 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF NEW CASTLE. REPORTEDLY...A 

CAR WAS WASHED INTO AN ADJACENT STREAM...AND 2 T0 3 FEET OF WATER 

COVERED THE ROADWAY.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED

ROADWAYS...IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO JUDGE THE ACTUAL DEPTH OF THE

WATER. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER

GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.



REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

LOUISVILLE.



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JSD

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