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WGUS71 KRLX 190640
FFSRLX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
240 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

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LAWRENCE KY-CARTER KY-
240 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

...THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF
CHEROKEE...BLAINE...AND CORDELL IN LAWRENCE COUNTY.

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM EDT FOR
LAWRENCE AND SOUTHEASTERN CARTER COUNTIES...

AT 235 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA. WHILE
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS SINCE MOVED OUT...CREEKS WILL CONTINUE TO RESPOND
TO RUNOFF...RESULTING IN MANY CREEKS COMING OUT OF THEIR BANKS.

THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR COMMUNITIES OF
CHEROKEE...BLAINE...AND CORDELL. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE...800 401 9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

YOU MAY ALSO REPORT HIGH WATER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.

&&

LAT...LON 3827 8288 3808 8258 3789 8265 3791 8272
      3797 8284 3800 8294 3799 8298 3801 8302
      3804 8300 3805 8296 3809 8293 3811 8289
      3817 8292 3817 8298 3820 8301 3819 8305
      3818 8305 3819 8306

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