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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY

1248 PM CDT TUE SEP 2 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 200 PM CDT (300 PM EDT) FOR 

TAYLOR AND GREEN COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...



AT NOON CDT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN TAYLOR COUNTY REPORTED THE 

FOLLOWING ROADS AFFECTED BY FLASH FLOODING...MOUNT GILBOA ROAD 

POSSIBLY WASHED OUT WITH WATER COVERING THE ROAD...TAYLORS CHAPEL 

ROAD CLOSED WITH OVERFLOWING WATER AND MUD...PALESTINE ROAD WATER 

COVERED AND MOUNT CARMEL ROAD WATER COVERED. 



NO REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM GREEN COUNTY. 



ALTHOUGH HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED IN THE WARNED AREA...ANOTHER BATCH OF 

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN SHOULD REACH THE AREA AFTER 2 PM POSSIBLY 

AGGRAVATING CURRENT FLOODING CONDITIONS. 



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.

VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.



REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL 

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE.



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