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WGUS73 KLMK 250336
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Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Louisville KY
1036 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2018

INC019-043-KYC029-093-111-185-250545-
/O.CON.KLMK.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-180225T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Clark IN-Floyd IN-Oldham KY-Jefferson KY-Hardin KY-Bullitt KY-
1036 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2018

...THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR SOUTHWESTERN
CLARK...FLOYD...SOUTHWESTERN OLDHAM...EXTREME NORTHERN HARDIN
COUNTY...BULLITT COUNTY AND JEFFERSON COUNTY...

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CLARK...FLOYD...SOUTHWESTERN OLDHAM...JEFFERSON...NORTH
CENTRAL HARDIN AND BULLITT COUNTIES...

At 1033 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated a line of thunderstorms with
torrential rainfall moving into the Louisville metro area.  Intense
rainfall is expected for the next hour or so.  Numerous water
rescues are ongoing across the city of Louisville.  This intense
rainfall will lead to a extremely dangerous flash flood situation.

This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for the metro Louisville area. This
is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Louisville, Jeffersonville, New Albany, Jeffersontown, St. Matthews,
Shively, Shepherdsville, Lyndon, Middletown and Douglass Hills.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now. This is an extremely dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3826 8541 3811 8543 3809 8547 3801 8551
      3783 8600 3788 8598 3792 8598 3800 8596
      3803 8592 3818 8590 3819 8592 3823 8596
      3826 8596 3827 8599 3830 8599 3831 8602
      3833 8601 3833 8603 3840 8603 3842 8568

$$

MJ
