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WGUS73 KPAH 230958

FFSPAH



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

450 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-

450 AM CDT SAT SEP 23 2006



...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 446 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED 

THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



IN GRAVES COUNTY...WATER LEVELS RECEDED SOMEWHAT...BUT ANOTHER ROUND 

OF HEAVY RAIN WILL PROGRESS ACROSS THE COUNTY BETWEEN 530 AM AND 7 

AM. ABOUT 150 PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED IN THE COUNTY...AND NUMEROUS 

ROADS WERE DAMAGED IN THE FLOODING. EVACUATIONS WERE ALSO CONDUCTED 

IN CALLOWAY AND FULTON COUNTIES. 



WATER LEVELS MAY HAVE RECEDED SOMEWHAT ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED 

AREA...BUT MORE HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING EAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 

AND THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER COUNTIES OF WESTERN KENTUCKY. THIS WILL 

RESULT IN RENEWED FLOODING PROBLEMS EARLY THIS MORNING. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

MAYFIELD...BENTON...MURRAY...BARDWELL...MATTHEWS...EAST PRAIRIE AND 

ANNISTON.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



LAT...LON 3678 8965 3651 8966 3651 8806 3699 8825



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000 

WGUS73 KPAH 230958

FFSPAH



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

450 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-

450 AM CDT SAT SEP 23 2006



...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 446 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED 

THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



IN GRAVES COUNTY...WATER LEVELS RECEDED SOMEWHAT...BUT ANOTHER ROUND 

OF HEAVY RAIN WILL PROGRESS ACROSS THE COUNTY BETWEEN 530 AM AND 7 

AM. ABOUT 150 PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED IN THE COUNTY...AND NUMEROUS 

ROADS WERE DAMAGED IN THE FLOODING. EVACUATIONS WERE ALSO CONDUCTED 

IN CALLOWAY AND FULTON COUNTIES. 



WATER LEVELS MAY HAVE RECEDED SOMEWHAT ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED 

AREA...BUT MORE HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING EAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 

AND THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER COUNTIES OF WESTERN KENTUCKY. THIS WILL 

RESULT IN RENEWED FLOODING PROBLEMS EARLY THIS MORNING. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

MAYFIELD...BENTON...MURRAY...BARDWELL...MATTHEWS...EAST PRAIRIE AND 

ANNISTON.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



LAT...LON 3678 8965 3651 8966 3651 8806 3699 8825



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