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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY

645 PM EDT TUE MAR 18 2008



INC019-025-037-043-061-077-117-123-143-175-KYC103-185-223-190245-

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JEFFERSON IN-SCOTT IN-WASHINGTON IN-ORANGE IN-CLARK IN-DUBOIS IN-

CRAWFORD IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-PERRY IN-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-

OLDHAM KY-

645 PM EDT TUE MAR 18 2008



...IF YOU LIVE IN A LOW LYING OR FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREA NEAR A 

STREAM OR CREEK...EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND TONIGHT.  



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT/945 PM

CDT/ FOR

 

OLDHAM...HENRY...TRIMBLE...PERRY...FLOYD...HARRISON...CRAWFORD...

DUBOIS...CLARK...ORANGE...WASHINGTON...SCOTT AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO              

SCOTTSBURG...PAOLI...MADISON...NEW CASTLE...BEDFORD...SALEM   

...JASPER...TELL CITY...CORYDON...ENGLISH...NEW ALBANY...  

JEFFERSONVILLE...BEDFORD...LAGRANGE AND NEW CASTLE.



AT 640 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED     

TO INDICATE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA WITH         

HEAVIER RAINFALL UPSTREAM ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST 

INDIANA. RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WERE TRAINING NORTHEAST AND 

WILL PRODUCE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 

INCHES THIS EVENING. 



SEVERAL ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED IN DUBOIS COUNTY DUE TO FLOODING AND 

ADDITIONAL ROAD CLOSURES ARE EXPECTED ALL ACROSS THE WARNED COUNTIES 

AS RAINFALL RATES INCREASE.   



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.



IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...

RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS 

AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR CREEKS.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

LOUISVILLE.



LAT...LON 3830 8546 3839 8564 3827 8584 3799 8605

      3820 8636 3786 8664 3800 8683 3818 8681

      3831 8710 3850 8708 3853 8672 3868 8671

      3870 8634 3879 8617 3873 8588 3893 8536

      3892 8520 3871 8520 3873 8531 3842 8491

TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 180DEG 0KT 3843 8605



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