

000 

WGUS53 KJKL 210546

FFWJKL

KYC205-210830-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

136 AM EDT SAT AUG 21 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ROWAN COUNTY IN EASTERN KENTUCKY.



* UNTIL 430 AM EDT.



* AT 135 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN 

HAD FALLEN OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN ROWAN COUNTY OVER THE LAST FEW 

HOURS.



RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT NEARLY THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN A 

THREE HOUR PERIOD.  AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE 

COMMUNITIES ALONG US ROUTE 60 AROUND MOREHEAD AND TO THE EAST.  THIS 

INCLUDES SLABCAMP BRANCH...BUFFALO BRANCH...OXLEY BRANCH...AND 

TRIPLETT CREEK.



ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...THE SATURATED 

GROUNDS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HOLD MUCH MORE WATER.



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 3820 8363 3809 8349 3815 8321 3832 8335



$$



OUDEMAN

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000 

WGUS53 KJKL 210546

FFWJKL

KYC205-210830-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

136 AM EDT SAT AUG 21 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ROWAN COUNTY IN EASTERN KENTUCKY.



* UNTIL 430 AM EDT.



* AT 135 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN 

HAD FALLEN OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN ROWAN COUNTY OVER THE LAST FEW 

HOURS.



RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT NEARLY THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN A 

THREE HOUR PERIOD.  AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE 

COMMUNITIES ALONG US ROUTE 60 AROUND MOREHEAD AND TO THE EAST.  THIS 

INCLUDES SLABCAMP BRANCH...BUFFALO BRANCH...OXLEY BRANCH...AND 

TRIPLETT CREEK.



ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...THE SATURATED 

GROUNDS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HOLD MUCH MORE WATER.



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 3820 8363 3809 8349 3815 8321 3832 8335



$$



OUDEMAN

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