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WGUS73 KJKL 030153
FFSJKL

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
853 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

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JOHNSON KY-MAGOFFIN KY-MARTIN KY-MENIFEE KY-MORGAN KY-POWELL KY-
WOLFE KY-LEE KY-BREATHITT KY-FLOYD KY-
853 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN FLOYD...
NORTH CENTRAL BREATHITT...NORTHEASTERN LEE...WOLFE...SOUTHEASTERN
POWELL...SOUTHERN MORGAN...SOUTHERN MENIFEE...MARTIN...NORTHERN
MAGOFFIN AND JOHNSON COUNTIES UNTIL 130 AM EST...

AT 846 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE EXITED THE WARNING 
AREA. HOWEVER...EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN THIS EVENING AND 
EARLIER TODAY CONTINUES TO LEAD TO RISES ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND 
CREEKS.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE
BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...CAMPTON...INEZ...PAINTSVILLE... 
SALYERSVILLE...WEST LIBERTY...WITTENSVILLE...STAFFORDSVILLE... 
THELMA...CANNEL CITY...BLOOMINGTON...OIL SPRINGS...TOMAHAWK... 
ADELE...ANDY... AUXIER...BAKER... BALLOT...BAPTIST...BARNETTS  
CREEK...BARNROCK...BAYS BRANCH...BEAUTY...BELKNAP...BETHANNA... 
BETHANY...BLAIR...BOBBS...BOONS CAMP...BOOTH...BRADBURY... 
BRADLEY...BROWNLOW...BUFFALO...BURG...BURKHART AND BURNING FORK.

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT ONE TO TWO INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
AMOUNTS HAS FALLEN DURING THE PAST TWO HOURS. HEAVY RAIN FELL 
EARLIER IN THE DAY IN THESE LOCATIONS AS WELL AS EARLIER IN THE WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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LAT...LON 3761 8368 3790 8369 3799 8288 3790 8268
      3789 8261 3795 8259 3797 8253 3795 8249
      3792 8248 3791 8244 3787 8241 3785 8241
      3783 8240 3776 8231

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