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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY

1241 AM EDT SUN APR 6 2008



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PIKE KY-

1241 AM EDT SUN APR 6 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM EDT FOR EAST

CENTRAL PIKE COUNTY...



AT 1236 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED 

AREA.



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

MCANDREWS...MAJESTIC...JAMBOREE...HUDDY...HARDY...FOREST HILLS...

BUSKIRK...BOARD TREE...BELFRY AND PHELPS



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN 

THE WARNED AREA. RAIN WILL BE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF IN THE NEXT 30 

MINUTES...HOWEVER THE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY STILL BE PRODUCING SOME

PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER THE RAIN HAS STOPPED.



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



TO REPORT ANY FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...CALL TOLL

FREE AT...1...8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.



LAT...LON 3743 8228 3766 8229 3762 8217 3755 8214

      3753 8201 3752 8200 3737 8220 3737 8221

TIME...MOT...LOC 0441Z 180DEG 0KT 3749 8220



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