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WGUS51 KILN 280059

FFWILN

KYC187-280500-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH

857 PM EDT THU MAY 27 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  OWEN COUNTY IN KENTUCKY



* UNTIL 100 AM EDT



* WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS HEADING FOR    

  SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF OWEN COUNTY. UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE  

  EXPECTED THOUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED  

  FROM RAIN THIS WEEK.  THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD         

  SITUATION



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

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 3856 8515 3837 8510 3840 8457 3862 8474



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