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000 

WGUS53 KJKL 022105

FFWJKL

KYC071-119-195-022300-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

357 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FLOYD COUNTY

  PIKE COUNTY

  KNOTT COUNTY



* UNTIL 600 PM EST



* AT 355 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF 

  MODERATE RAIN CONTINUED FROM SALYERSVILLE TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 

  GILBERT CREEK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL CONTINUE FOR PIKE...FLOYD...AND KNOTT  

COUNTIES UNTIL 6 PM EST. THE LARGE AREA OF RAIN WILL FINALLY LIFT 

OUT OF FAR EAST KENTUCKY BETWEEN 4 AND 5 PM EST. IN THE MEANTIME... 

CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL REMAIN HIGH LEADING TO CONTINUED FLOOD 

CONCERNS. THE LATEST REPORTS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS INDICATED THAT  

HIGH WATER REMAINED A PROBLEM FOR LOCATIONS IN KNOTT...FLOYD AND 

PIKE COUNTIES. WATER REMAINED OVER HIGHWAY 550 AND 160 IN HINDMAN IN 

KNOTT COUNTY. IN PIKE COUNTY...HIGH WATER CONTINUES THE CLOSURE OF 

ROUTE 197 IN PENNY BOTTOM AND HIGH WATER WAS REPORTED IN THE TOWNS 

VIRGIE AND DORTON. FLOYD COUNTY...HAS A FEW LOCATIONS WITH HIGH 

WATER APPROACHING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND RESIDENCES. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ROADS...FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS

OF CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH 

FLOODING



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

FLOWING WATERS BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...

ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.



LAT...LON 3724 8309 3751 8313 3751 8289 3770 8293

          3776 8276 3770 8260 3768 8228 3750 8201

          3722 8243 3729 8278 3719 8298



$$

GREIF/BRITT

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000 

WGUS53 KJKL 022105

FFWJKL

KYC071-119-195-022300-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

357 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FLOYD COUNTY

  PIKE COUNTY

  KNOTT COUNTY



* UNTIL 600 PM EST



* AT 355 PM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF 

  MODERATE RAIN CONTINUED FROM SALYERSVILLE TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 

  GILBERT CREEK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL CONTINUE FOR PIKE...FLOYD...AND KNOTT  

COUNTIES UNTIL 6 PM EST. THE LARGE AREA OF RAIN WILL FINALLY LIFT 

OUT OF FAR EAST KENTUCKY BETWEEN 4 AND 5 PM EST. IN THE MEANTIME... 

CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL REMAIN HIGH LEADING TO CONTINUED FLOOD 

CONCERNS. THE LATEST REPORTS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS INDICATED THAT  

HIGH WATER REMAINED A PROBLEM FOR LOCATIONS IN KNOTT...FLOYD AND 

PIKE COUNTIES. WATER REMAINED OVER HIGHWAY 550 AND 160 IN HINDMAN IN 

KNOTT COUNTY. IN PIKE COUNTY...HIGH WATER CONTINUES THE CLOSURE OF 

ROUTE 197 IN PENNY BOTTOM AND HIGH WATER WAS REPORTED IN THE TOWNS 

VIRGIE AND DORTON. FLOYD COUNTY...HAS A FEW LOCATIONS WITH HIGH 

WATER APPROACHING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND RESIDENCES. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ROADS...FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS

OF CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH 

FLOODING



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

FLOWING WATERS BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...

ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.



LAT...LON 3724 8309 3751 8313 3751 8289 3770 8293

          3776 8276 3770 8260 3768 8228 3750 8201

          3722 8243 3729 8278 3719 8298



$$

GREIF/BRITT

