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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY

1129 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008



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SPENCER IN-DAVIESS KY-MCLEAN KY-HOPKINS KY-CALDWELL KY-TRIGG KY-

CALLOWAY KY-

1133 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT FOR

SPENCER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...AND HOPKINS...MCLEAN AND

DAVIESS COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...AND CALLOWAY...TRIGG AND

CALDWELL COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY...



AT 1133 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE 

WARNED AREA. AT 1045 PM...TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED A HALF FOOT OF 

WATER RUNNING OVER HIGHWAY 41 NEAR EARLINGTON IN HOPKINS COUNTY. 



EVEN THOUGH INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH...THE 

AREA OF STORMS AS A WHOLE WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. THIS HAS RESULTED 

IN REPEATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS. IN 

ADDITION...DOPPLER RADAR AND PUBLIC REPORTS INDICATE THAT FROM 2 TO 

4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN MANY LOCATIONS.  



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.



LAT...LON 3793 8699 3768 8683 3731 8738 3715 8734

      3715 8768 3665 8769 3668 8807 3649 8805

      3650 8849 3676 8847 3676 8813 3687 8817

      3697 8790 3723 8809 3755 8741 3764 8751

      3794 8727 3820 8702 3820 8680 3801 8678

TIME...MOT...LOC 0429Z 180DEG 0KT 3730 8762



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