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KYC071-119-133-195-021900-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

131 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN FLOYD...PIKE...KNOTT AND

LETCHER COUNTIES CONTINUES UNTIL 2 PM...



REPORTS FROM EASTERN KENTUCKY INDICATE THAT THERE ARE STILL A NUMBER

OF AREAS OF HIGH CONCERN FOR FLOODING. SPECIFICALLY...THE VIRGI AND

DORTON AREAS OF PIKE COUNTY. ROUTE 197 NEAR PENNY BOTTOM IS CLOSED

DUE TO HIGH WATER. ALSO THERE HAS BEEN A MUD SLIDE ON HIGHWAY 805

CLOSING ONE LANE OF THE ROAD. IN LETCHER COUNTY...HIGHWAY 15 HAS

SEVERAL CLOSURES...SPECIFICALLY NEAR THE SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE

AND NEAR JENKINS RD.



&&

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

GROUND. NEVER DRIVE INTO AN AREA WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. BE

ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN

WATER BEGINS RISING.



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DUSTY

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