FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR: Fayette Jessamine The national weather service in louisville has issued a * Flash flood warning for... Fayette county in east central kentucky... This includes the city of lexington... Northern jessamine county in east central kentucky... * Until 715 pm edt * At 415 pm edt...National weather service doppler radar indicated very heavy rainfall from a thunderstorm over the warned area. * Locations impacted include...Cadentown...Cardinal hill...Chevy chase...Highlands...Meadowthorpe... In addition...Yarnallton...Viley and greendale are included in this flash flood warning. Flash flood prone area in this warning... South elkhorn creek overflows bowmans mill road. Additional rainfall amounts of one to one and a quarter inches are possible in the warned area over the next few hours. This rainfall combined with 3 to 4 inches of rainfall this morning will likely result in flash flooding. Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams...Highways and underpasses. Additionally...Country roads and farmlands along the banks of creeks...Streams and other low lying areas are subject to flooding. 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. Report flooding to local law enforcement...Post your report to the national weather service louisville facebook page...Or tweet your report using hashtag l...M...K...Spotter.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 20:20:13 +0000
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