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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

218 AM CST SUN JAN 14 2007



KYC007-039-083-105-145-141130-

BALLARD KY-MCCRACKEN KY-CARLISLE KY-GRAVES KY-HICKMAN KY-

218 AM CST SUN JAN 14 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CST FOR 

HICKMAN...NORTHERN GRAVES...CARLISLE...MCCRACKEN AND BALLARD 

COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...



SHORTLY AFTER 200 AM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED 

SPORADIC FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. IN MCCRACKEN COUNTY... 

WATER WAS OVER NORTH GUM SPRINGS ROAD...AND CLINTON ROAD NEAR 

JILLION ROAD WAS CLOSED. WATER WAS ALSO OVER KENTUCKY HIGHWAY 80 

NEAR COLUMBIA IN GRAVES COUNTY AND WEST OF ARLINGTON IN CARLISLE 

COUNTY. IN BALLARD COUNTY...MINOR FLOODING WAS OBSERVED ALONG 

BETHLEHEM CHURCH ROAD EAST OF BLANDVILLE.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PADUCAH...

BANDANA...LOVELACEVILLE...LA CENTER...BARLOW...BARDWELL... 

CUNNINGHAM...AND CLINTON.



WHILE THE HEAVIER RAIN HAS ENDED FOR THE TIME BEING...RESIDUAL 

FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE PROBLEMS IN LOW-LYING AREAS PRIOR TO 

RECEDING OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

PADUCAH KENTUCKY.



LAT...LON 3681 8912 3668 8914 3661 8896 3696 8851

      3707 8858 3712 8873 3718 8887 3717 8903



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