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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

640 PM EDT WED MAY 2 2007



KYC013-095-030200-

HARLAN KY-BELL KY-

640 PM EDT WED MAY 2 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR

NORTHEASTERN BELL AND WESTERN HARLAN COUNTIES...



AT 637 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED

AREA.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THAT WILL TRACK ACROSS 

THE SAME AREA THAT HAS ALREADY SEEN VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE AREAS 

OF GREATEST THREAT INCLUDE... LAUREL BRANCH...BIG RUN AND BIG BRANCH 

IN WESTERN HARLAN COUNTY AND STRAIGHT CREEK... DORTON BRANCH... 

WIESER BRANCH AND BEN HOWARD BRANCH IN NORTHERN BELL COUNTY.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

JACKSON KY.



LAT...LON 3684 8375 3667 8368 3683 8321 3697 8325

      3693 8351



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