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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

629 AM EST WED FEB 6 2008



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POWELL KY-ESTILL KY-LEE KY-JACKSON KY-

629 AM EST WED FEB 6 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EST FOR NORTH

CENTRAL JACKSON...LEE...ESTILL AND SOUTHERN POWELL COUNTIES...



AT 624 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE 

WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AREAS IN   

THE VICINITY OF IRVINE...RAVENNA...ALUMBAUGH...DRIP ROCK...  

BLACKBURN...BLANTON FLATS AND BOWEN.



THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO PASS 

REPEATEDLY ACROSS THESE SAME LOCATIONS THROUGH 7 AM. 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.



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.



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 ANY FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL

FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.



LAT...LON 3741 8403 3757 8413 3765 8414 3767 8411

      3770 8411 3787 8378 3777 8368 3772 8371

      3765 8358 3750 8386 3752 8389 3748 8389

TIME...MOT...LOC 1129Z 180DEG 0KT 3757 8408



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