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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

600 PM EDT SUN MAY 16 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PIKE COUNTY UNTIL 715 

PM EDT...



DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT OVER THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS 

FALLEN 2 MILES SOUTH OF ELKHORN CITY...NEAR THE POND BRANCH AREA 

BETWEEN 4:30 AND 6 PM. WHILE THE AXIS OF HEAVY RAIN HAS DIMINISHED 

AS WELL AS SHIFTED NORTH OF THIS AREA...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM 

PREVIOUS RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO 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. THE HEAVY RUNOFF COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK 

AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEPER TERRAIN.



STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

PLEASE PASS YOUR FLOOD REPORTS TO YOUR NEAREST LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

AGENCY AND HAVE THEM RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE OFFICE IN JACKSON.



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