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000 

WGUS73 KJKL 162350

FFSJKL



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

749 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2007



KYC147-170100-

MCCREARY KY-

749 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR

SOUTHEASTERN MCCREARY COUNTY...



AT 745 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE NEARLY STATIONARY THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL

ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.



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

INCLUDING OSBORN CREEK...ROCK CREEK...RYANS CREEK...AND HAYES CREEK.



THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 8:15 PM...

HOWEVER UP TO AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS

LOCATIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY SEEN BETWEEN TWO AND THREE INCHES OF RAIN

BETWEEN 6 AND 7:45 PM.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND 

FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING 

AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO 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.



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.



LAT...LON 3660 8444 3660 8429 3660 8427 3661 8426

      3662 8427 3667 8432 3665 8444



$$



GEOGERIAN

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000 

WGUS73 KJKL 162350

FFSJKL



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

749 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2007



KYC147-170100-

MCCREARY KY-

749 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR

SOUTHEASTERN MCCREARY COUNTY...



AT 745 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE NEARLY STATIONARY THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL

ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.



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

INCLUDING OSBORN CREEK...ROCK CREEK...RYANS CREEK...AND HAYES CREEK.



THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 8:15 PM...

HOWEVER UP TO AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS

LOCATIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY SEEN BETWEEN TWO AND THREE INCHES OF RAIN

BETWEEN 6 AND 7:45 PM.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND 

FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING 

AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO 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.



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.



LAT...LON 3660 8444 3660 8429 3660 8427 3661 8426

      3662 8427 3667 8432 3665 8444



$$



GEOGERIAN

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