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KYC011-040145-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

642 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BATH COUNTY IN EASTERN KENTUCKY.



* UNTIL 945 PM EDT.



* AT 636 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF BOURBON FURNACE...OR ABOUT 3 MILES EAST

  OF OWINGSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.



* THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE...

  OVER POLKSVILLE...2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SLATE VALLEY AT 650 PM EDT

  6 MILES NORTHWEST OF MIDLAND AT 705 PM EDT



RADAR ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN TWO AND TWO AND ONE HALF INCHES OF RAIN 

HAS FALLEN OVER CENTRAL PORTIONS OF BATH COUNTY OVER THE PAST HOUR. 

AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE. THIS WILL 

CAUSE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND 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 STREAMS THAT WILL BE MOST AFFECTED INCLUDE ROSE 

RUN...SNEDIGAR BRANCH AND COW CREEK.



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 3815 8383 3805 8373 3812 8354 3820 8372



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