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WGUS73 KJKL 210709

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KYC205-210830-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

302 AM EDT SAT AUG 21 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ROWAN COUNTY IN

EASTERN KENTUCKY UNTIL 430 AM EDT...



ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS EXITED ROWAN COUNTY...EXCESSIVE 

RUNOFF HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY WITH 

ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL.  RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT AROUND THREE 

INCHES FELL WITHIN A THREE HOUR PERIOD.  OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WILL 

CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.  AN ADDITIONAL QUARTER TO 

THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 AM AND 5 

AM.



THE AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING CONTINUE TO BE MOREHEAD 

AND COMMUNITIES EAST OF MOREHEAD ALONG US ROUTE 60.



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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