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KYC025-065-129-197-237-281015-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

1225 AM EDT FRI MAY 28 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY...

  POWELL.

  ESTILL.

  WOLFE.

  LEE.

  BREATHITT.



* UNTIL 615 AM EDT.



* AT 1219 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN FALLING WITH A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45   

  MPH THROUGH THE AREA. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH A     

  SECOND LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA      

  AFTER 200 AM EDT.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL 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



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. LEAVE

AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER STARTS TO RISE.



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 3755 8360 3750 8376 3758 8395 3757 8411

          3782 8410 3783 8401 3794 8399 3777 8335

          3759 8306 3739 8321 3737 8352



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