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WGUS73 KLMK 040803

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY

354 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2008



KYC021-045-079-087-137-151-155-217-041215-

/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080404T1215Z/

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

MADISON KY-GARRARD KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-LINCOLN KY-CASEY KY-

TAYLOR KY-GREEN KY-

354 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM EDT/715 AM

CDT/ FOR GREEN...TAYLOR...CASEY...LINCOLN...BOYLE...MARION...GARRARD

AND MADISON COUNTIES...



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

STANFORD...RICHMOND...LEBANON...LANCASTER AND DANVILLE.



THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION. FLASH FLOODING WILL BECOME MORE 

WIDESPREAD BY SUNRISE.



AT 350 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL 

...EXPECTED TO REACH MARION...TAYLOR AND GREEN COUNTY BY 5 AM EDT 

AND BOYLE...CASEY...LINCOLN...GARRARD AND MADISON BY 6 AM. ANOTHER 1 

TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL FALL BY SUNRISE. 



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.



LAT...LON 3747 8445 3733 8452 3735 8457 3711 8492

      3732 8517 3711 8555 3718 8568 3737 8568

      3746 8563 3747 8548 3757 8551 3771 8543

      3763 8526 3763 8505 3772 8471 3782 8471

      3774 8458 3790 8429 3784 8410 3756 8410

TIME...MOT...LOC 0754Z 180DEG 0KT 3744 8507



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000 

WGUS73 KLMK 040803

FFSLMK



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY

354 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2008



KYC021-045-079-087-137-151-155-217-041215-

/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080404T1215Z/

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

MADISON KY-GARRARD KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-LINCOLN KY-CASEY KY-

TAYLOR KY-GREEN KY-

354 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM EDT/715 AM

CDT/ FOR GREEN...TAYLOR...CASEY...LINCOLN...BOYLE...MARION...GARRARD

AND MADISON COUNTIES...



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

STANFORD...RICHMOND...LEBANON...LANCASTER AND DANVILLE.



THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION. FLASH FLOODING WILL BECOME MORE 

WIDESPREAD BY SUNRISE.



AT 350 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL 

...EXPECTED TO REACH MARION...TAYLOR AND GREEN COUNTY BY 5 AM EDT 

AND BOYLE...CASEY...LINCOLN...GARRARD AND MADISON BY 6 AM. ANOTHER 1 

TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL FALL BY SUNRISE. 



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.



LAT...LON 3747 8445 3733 8452 3735 8457 3711 8492

      3732 8517 3711 8555 3718 8568 3737 8568

      3746 8563 3747 8548 3757 8551 3771 8543

      3763 8526 3763 8505 3772 8471 3782 8471

      3774 8458 3790 8429 3784 8410 3756 8410

TIME...MOT...LOC 0754Z 180DEG 0KT 3744 8507



$$



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