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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

1116 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 2004



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



  BREATHITT COUNTY



* UNTIL 100 AM EDT



THE RAIN GAUGE AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REPORTED 1.6 INCHES 

OF RAIN IN ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF FROM THE AREA OF RAIN THAT MOVED 

THROUGH.  



AT 1010 PM...STATE POLICE REPORTED THE RIVER CANEY WAS OUT OF ITS 

BANKS NEAR WATTS SURROUNDING HOMES AND WASHING AWAY A COUPLE OF 

CARS. AT 1115 PM...FLOODING WAS STILL BEING REPORTED IN THIS AREA.



MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY 

INCLUDING LAMBRIC...DAISYDELL...AND EVANSTON.



FLASH FLOODING WILL STILL BE A THREAT EVEN AS RUNOFF CONTINUES OVER 

SATURATED GROUNDS.  RAIN IS EXPECTED ON AND OFF FOR THE REMAINDER OF 

THE NIGHT.



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 3752 8359 3735 8341 3743 8313 3755 8299

          3771 8335



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