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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

317 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...

  WAYNE.

  WHITLEY.

  MCCREARY.

  MAGOFFIN.

  FLOYD.

  PIKE.

  KNOTT.

  LESLIE.

  LETCHER.

  KNOX.

  HARLAN.

  BELL.



* UNTIL 615 AM EDT.



* AT 300 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF  

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ENTERING THE AREA MOVING EAST AT     

  ABOUT 45 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTRIBUTE AN ADDITIONAL    

  ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL. WITH THE FULLY SATURATED GROUND AND 

  WITH THE FLOODING THAT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED...ANY ADDITIONAL       

  PRECIPITATION RAIN WILL BE MAINLY RUNOFF AND WILL INCREASE THE     

  FLOODING POTENTIAL. THERE IS PARTICULAR CONCERN FOR THOSE COUNTIES 

  ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE        

  BEGINNING TO REDEVELOP AND MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS.



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 3661 8499 3687 8504 3697 8477 3688 8461

          3702 8381 3694 8351 3748 8362 3710 8315

          3735 8295 3771 8325 3785 8301 3770 8237

          3753 8197 3709 8273 3672 8330 3659 8380



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