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WGUS73 KLMK 190451

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY

1243 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008



INC019-025-037-043-061-077-117-123-143-175-KYC103-185-223-190845-

/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080319T0845Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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-

1243 AM EDT WED MAR 19 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 445 AM EDT/345 AM

CDT/ FOR OLDHAM...HENRY...TRIMBLE...PERRY...FLOYD...HARRISON...

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

COUNTIES...



AT 1238 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER 

THE WARNED AREA.  HEAVIER RAINFALL OVER SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND 

SOUTHWEST KENTUCKY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE WARNED AREA THIS 

MORNING ADDING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE 

WARNED AREA.  



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.



SEVERAL ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED ACROSS 

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

COUNTIES DUE TO FLOODING AND ADDITIONAL ROAD CLOSURES ARE EXPECTED.  

SOME HOMES HAVE BEEN EVACUATED IN PAOLI DUE TO FLOOD WATERS ALSO.



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. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH 

FLOOD WATERS.  STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND 

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LMK FOR FURTHER UPDATES.





LAT...LON 3829 8545 3839 8564 3799 8605 3819 8639

      3786 8664 3800 8683 3818 8681 3832 8710

      3850 8708 3853 8672 3868 8671 3870 8634

      3879 8617 3873 8588 3893 8536 3892 8520

      3871 8520 3873 8531 3860 8521 3842 8489

TIME...MOT...LOC 0443Z 180DEG 0KT 3843 8605



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