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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

1021 AM EDT WED SEP 3 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR...



  WAYNE COUNTY

  MCCREARY COUNTY



* UNTIL NOON EDT



* AT 1000 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING TO FALL IN 

A WEST TO EAST SWATH ACROSS THE KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE BORDER 

COUNTIES. OVER TWO INCHES OF RAIN IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE FALLEN IN 

PORTIONS OF WAYNE AND MCCREARY COUNTIES SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING. 

HEAVIEST AMOUNTS HAVE OCCURRED IN THE VICINITY OF LITTLE SOUTH FORK 

AND BURNETT BRANCH...IN SOUTHERN WAYNE COUNTY...AND ROCK CREEK AND 

PUNCHEONCAMP BRANCH...IN SOUTHWEST MCCREARY COUNTY.



AT 1000 AM...COUNTY OFFICIALS WERE REPORTING NO FLOODING IN EITHER 

WAYNE OR MCCREARY.



ADDITIONAL SHOWERS HOWEVER WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK OVER THE SAME 

REGION...DROPPING RAIN IN AREAS SATURATED FROM EARLIER STORMS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...

ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK

AND MUDSLIDES.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN JACKSON.



LAT...LON 3699 8514 3659 8501 3661 8420 3690 8446



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