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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY

234 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2008



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OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HART KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-

134 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM CDT FOR

EDMONSON...BUTLER...HART...GRAYSON AND OHIO COUNTIES...



AT 133 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL 

RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.  THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS 

LOCATED ACROSS OHIO AND GRAYSON COUNTIES.  THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY 

TRAIN OVER OHIO AND GRAYSON COUNTIES IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS PRODUCING 

ONE TO TWO INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL.  THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO 

FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THOSE COUNTIES.



LATER THIS MORNING...THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL GRADUALLY WORK ITS WAY 

SOUTH AND BEGIN TO AFFECT BUTLER...EDMONSON AND HART COUNTIES.  

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE 

AREAS AS WELL...WHICH WILL INCREASE THE FLOODING THREAT.



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.  IF WATER IS FLOWING 

ACROSS A ROADWAY...FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.  TURN AROUND...DONT 

DROWN



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

LOUISVILLE.



LAT...LON 3719 8650 3719 8662 3707 8667 3707 8694

      3723 8693 3735 8704 3735 8714 3744 8713

      3774 8684 3767 8666 3757 8661 3762 8653

      3756 8637 3758 8612 3744 8605 3740 8566

      3733 8571 3719 8568 3716 8606 3706 8608

TIME...MOT...LOC 0629Z 180DEG 0KT 3734 8650



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MJ

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