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WGUS73 KLMK 192143

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KYC111-192200-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY

538 PM EDT WED MAY 19 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR EASTERN 

JEFFERSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...



AT 530 PM EDT...JEFFERSON COUNTY POLICE REPORTED HIGH FAST FLOWING 

WATER AND DOWNED POWER LINES HAD STOPPED TRAFFIC AT 10510 LAGRANGE 

ROAD IN FRONT OF CENTRAL STATE HOSPITAL. THE ROAD HAS BEEN CLOSED. 



HEAVY RAINS HAD ENDED BUT LIGHTER RAINS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 6 PM AT 

WHICH TIME CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE.  



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. 

THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. 

VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO 

HIGHER GROUND.



REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

LOUISVILLE.



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