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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY

1126 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006



KYC123-155-260545-

LARUE KY-MARION KY-

1126 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM EDT FOR

MARION AND LARUE COUNTIES...



AT 1122 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED SEVERAL 

ROADWAYS WITH WATER OVER THE ROAD DUE TO FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE 

WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LEBANON AND

HODGENVILLE



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL HAS CAUSED FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE 

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. LAW ENFORCEMENT IN MARION COUNTY 

REPORTED WATER OVER LORETTA ROAD...AND WATER OVER US 68 EAST OF 

LEBANON.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3745 8586 3771 8570 3768 8560 3758 8561

      3755 8564 3752 8561 3754 8552 3766 8543

      3762 8527 3761 8505 3748 8509 3748 8564

      3745 8567



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