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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

330 PM EDT MON MAY 17 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY

HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LETCHER COUNTY IN KENTUCKY.



* UNTIL 630 PM EDT.



* AT 321 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN NEAR PAYNE GAP...OR ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF WHITESBURG...MOVING

  EAST AT 5 MPH.



A NEARLY STATIONARY THUNDERSTORM IS LOCATED OVER SOUTHEASTERN 

LETCHER COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT UP TO TWO INCHES OF 

RAINFALL HAS FALLEN BETWEEN 2:30 AND 3:30 PM. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL 

CONTINUE TO FALL AS THIS STORM CONTINUES TO BACK BUILD OVER THE SAME 

AREA. THIS STORM IS AFFECTING THE MEADOW BRANCH...FRANKS CREEK...AND 

SMITH CREEK BASINS. THIS AREA IS LOCATED NEAR THE CITY OF EOLIA.



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 3705 8305 3717 8304 3723 8288 3727 8273

          3720 8258 3713 8270 3705 8273 3701 8283

          3702 8295 3699 8312



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