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WGUS53 KJKL 060751

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KYC071-061045-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

240 AM EST SAT MAR 6 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FLOYD COUNTY



* UNTIL 545 AM EST



* AT 240 AM EST...A SPOTTER REPORTED FLASH FLOODING 2.8 MILES 

  SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 23 AND HIGHWAY 1427...

  OR ABOUT 3.5 MILES SOUTH OF PRESTONSBURG.  ONE FOOT OF FLOWING 

  WATER WAS REPORTED ACROSS THE INTERSECTION.  PEOPLE NEAR THIS 

  AREA SHOULD TAKE HEED AND AVOID THIS INTERSECTION.  IT IS LIKELY 

  THAT THERE ARE OTHER AREAS EXPERIENCING FLASH FLOODING PROBLEMS.  

  

  ALTHOUGH THE RAIN HAS TAPERED OFF TO LIGHT TO MODERATE RATES...

  RUNOFF FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 5:45 AM.



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 3733 8276 3743 8275 3748 8293 3754 8288

          3762 8290 3769 8295 3776 8275 3770 8261

          3751 8261 3743 8259 3729 8271



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