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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

1042 PM EDT SAT JUL 10 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ROCKCASTLE...

LAUREL...JACKSON AND CLAY COUNTIES IN EASTERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 1245 AM

EDT...



AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY SHOWERS EXTENDED FROM EAST 

OF MANCHESTER TO WEST OF MOUNT VERNON. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES...AND 

REPORTS FROM EMERGENCY MANAGERS CONFIRMS...THAT RAINFALL RATES OF 

BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES IN LESS THAN 2 HOURS IS COMMON IN THE WARNED 

AREA.



AREA WATERWAYS IN DANGER OF FLOODING INCLUDE...IN LAUREL 

COUNTY...WOOD CREEK AND HAWK CREEK. IN CLAY COUNTY...TERRELL 

CREEK...ISLAND CREEK AND GOOSE CREEK. IN ROCKCASTLE COUNTY...DIX 

RIVER...ROCKCASTLE RIVER...SKEGG CREEK AND DRY FORK. AND IN JACKSON 

COUNTY...THE SOUTH FORK OF ROCKCASTLE RIVER AND MOORES CREEK.



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.



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.



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