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WGUS73 KJKL 100337

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KYC133-100530-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

1137 PM EDT WED JUN 9 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR...



  LETCHER COUNTY



* UNTIL 130 AM EDT



SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS EARLIER THIS EVENING DROPPED IN EXCESS OF 

ONE AND THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN OVER A BROAD AREA ON THE 

BOARDER OF LETCHER AND PIKE COUNTIES. SOME AREAS IN FAR EASTERN 

LETCHER COUNTY HAVE SEEN AS MUCH AS TWO AND ONE HALF TO THREE INCHES 

OF RAIN. AS A RESULT...AREAS OF EASTERN LETCHER COUNTY NEAR 

MCROBERTS AND FLEMING-NEON HAVE SEEN EXTENSIVE FLOODING PROBLEMS AS 

A RESULT OF EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE RECENT HEAVY RAINS...AND 

OVERFLOW FROM A SILT POND. AT 11:12 PM EDT...COUNTY DISPATCH 

REPORTED THAT HIGHWAY 317 HAD TWO TO THREE FEET OF WATER OVER THE 

ROAD FROM THE TAYLOR HARDWARE STORE IN FLEMING-NEON TO ROCKHOUSE.



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.



STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

PLEASE PASS YOUR FLOOD REPORTS TO YOUR NEAREST LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

AGENCY AND HAVE THEM RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE OFFICE IN JACKSON.



LAT...LON 3720 8285 3727 8278 3726 8272 3723 8268

          3725 8263 3720 8258 3717 8263 3714 8267

          3713 8272 3709 8273



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