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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

239 AM CDT SAT SEP 23 2006



KYC035-039-075-083-105-157-MOC133-143-231200-

MARSHALL KY-CARLISLE KY-GRAVES KY-HICKMAN KY-CALLOWAY KY-

MISSISSIPPI MO-NEW MADRID MO-FULTON KY-

239 AM CDT SAT SEP 23 2006



...MAJOR FLASH FLOOD CONTINUES TO WORSEN OVER THE PURCHASE AREA OF 

WESTERN KENTUCKY...



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR 

FULTON...CALLOWAY...HICKMAN...GRAVES...CARLISLE AND MARSHALL 

COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND NEW MADRID AND MISSISSIPPI 

COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...



AT 233 AM CDT...SEVERE FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED BY LOCAL LAW 

ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.

THE MOST SERIOUSLY AFFECTED AREAS WERE IN GRAVES COUNTY...INCLUDING 

MAYFIELD. VEHICLES WERE REPORTED FLOATING ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 45 ON 

THE NORTH SIDE OF MAYFIELD. RESCUES WERE BEING CONDUCTED BY BOAT 

ALONG A CREEK IN MAYFIELD. EVACUATIONS WERE ALSO BEING CONDUCTED IN 

NEIGHBORING COUNTIES IN CITIES SUCH AS BENTON...CLINTON...AND 

HICKMAN.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

DRAFFENVILLE...SYMSONIA...MAYFIELD...BENTON...BARDWELL...EAST 

PRAIRIE AND ANNISTON.



THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE TO FORM OVER SOUTHEAST 

MISSOURI. ALTHOUGH A BRIEF LULL IN THE RAIN WILL OCCUR...IT WILL 

AGAIN BECOME VERY HEAVY. ADDITIONAL COPIOUS RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND 

AN INCH PER HOUR WILL RESULT IN MORE LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING.



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 3678 8965 3651 8966 3651 8806 3699 8825



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