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000 

WGUS73 KPAH 040034

FFSPAH



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

729 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008



KYC107-149-177-233-040245-

/O.CON.KPAH.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080404T0245Z/

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

MCLEAN KY-WEBSTER KY-HOPKINS KY-MUHLENBERG KY-

729 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR

HOPKINS...WEBSTER AND MCLEAN COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...AND

MUHLENBERG COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...



AT 727 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR NATIONAL 

WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE AREA OF VERY HEAVY 

RAINFALL WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED EAST OF THE WARNED 

AREA. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH 

CONTAIN HEAVY RAINFALL...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND LIKELY IMPACT 

THE WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.



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

PROVIDENCE...MADISONVILLE...LIVERMORE...DIXON...CLAY AND CALHOUN.



A SPOTTER IN HOPKINS COUNTY KENTUCKY REPORTED THAT THE PARKWAY 

PLAZA MALL PARKING LOT IN MADISONVILLE IS UNDER WATER. IN 

ADDITION...MADISON SQUARE DRIVE HAS STANDING WATER IN SECTIONS NEAR 

THE MALL.



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.



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 3709 8691 3705 8726 3715 8734 3711 8753

      3715 8769 3724 8781 3732 8781 3731 8785

      3737 8781 3741 8793 3746 8795 3765 8772

      3768 8740 3757 8706 3748 8712 3733 8713

      3733 8712 3737 8709 3736 8704 3722 8690

TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 180DEG 0KT 3732 8755



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000 

WGUS73 KPAH 040034

FFSPAH



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

729 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008



KYC107-149-177-233-040245-

/O.CON.KPAH.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080404T0245Z/

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

MCLEAN KY-WEBSTER KY-HOPKINS KY-MUHLENBERG KY-

729 PM CDT THU APR 3 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR

HOPKINS...WEBSTER AND MCLEAN COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...AND

MUHLENBERG COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...



AT 727 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR NATIONAL 

WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE AREA OF VERY HEAVY 

RAINFALL WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED EAST OF THE WARNED 

AREA. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH 

CONTAIN HEAVY RAINFALL...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND LIKELY IMPACT 

THE WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.



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

PROVIDENCE...MADISONVILLE...LIVERMORE...DIXON...CLAY AND CALHOUN.



A SPOTTER IN HOPKINS COUNTY KENTUCKY REPORTED THAT THE PARKWAY 

PLAZA MALL PARKING LOT IN MADISONVILLE IS UNDER WATER. IN 

ADDITION...MADISON SQUARE DRIVE HAS STANDING WATER IN SECTIONS NEAR 

THE MALL.



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.



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 3709 8691 3705 8726 3715 8734 3711 8753

      3715 8769 3724 8781 3732 8781 3731 8785

      3737 8781 3741 8793 3746 8795 3765 8772

      3768 8740 3757 8706 3748 8712 3733 8713

      3733 8712 3737 8709 3736 8704 3722 8690

TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 180DEG 0KT 3732 8755



$$

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