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KYC121-125-235-021930-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

223 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR LAUREL AND WHITLEY COUNTIES WILL BE

ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 2:30 PM...

...THE WARNING FOR KNOX COUNTY WILL BE EXTENDED...



THE DISPATCHERS FOR LAUREL AND WHITLEY COUNTIES HAVE INDICATED THAT

THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL ROADS WITH PONDING WATER AND NUMEROUS STREAMS

AND CREEKS ARE STILL RUNNING HIGH OR EVEN OUT OF THEIR BANKS. THERE

IS NO HAZARD THAT IS UNMANAGEABLE IF CAUTION IS EXERCISED. RESIDENTS

ARE CAUTIONED TO BE ALERT FOR HIGH WATER AND DO NOT CROSS AREAS WHERE

THE WATER IS COVERING A ROADWAY. THE WARNINGS FOR LAUREL AND WHITLEY

COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 2:30 PM.



THE EMERGENCY MANAGER IN KNOX COUNTY HAS REPORTED THAT IN ADDITION TO

THE FLOODING OF 5TH STREET IN CORBIN...THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL HOUSES

IN THE GREENROAD AND GRAYS AREAS THAT HAVE WATER WITHIN A COUPLE OF

INCHES OF THE FLOOR...COMPLETELY INUNDATING THE CRAWL SPACES UNDER

THE HOUSES. THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR KNOX COUNTY WILL BE EXTENDED

SHORTLY.



&&

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.



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DUSTY

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