THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR... FLOYD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... JOHNSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY... MARTIN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY... PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY... * UNTIL 1030 AM EDT * AT 137 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...EXCESS RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINS THAT FELL ON FRIDAY EVENING. THIS IS STILL LIKELY LEADING TO RISES OR BACKWATER FLOODING ALONG SOME CREEKS AND STREAMS...ESPECIALLY THOSE NEAR THE LEVISA...RUSSELL AND TUG FORKS OF THE BIG SANDY RIVER...AND JOHNS CREEK. THESE STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH OVERNIGHT...BUT SHOULD BEGIN TO RECEDE TOWARD DAWN. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...INEZ...PAINTSVILLE...PIKEVILLE...PRESTONSBURG... ALLEN...BETSY LAYNE...BANNER...VAN LEAR...META...GULNARE AND KIMPER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. && LAT...LON 3726 8236 3719 8256 3725 8263 3723 8269 3742 8277 3741 8283 3747 8283 3748 8293 3754 8288 3786 8300 3798 8299 3800 8297 3789 8264 3796 8258 3795 8250 3778 8232 3768 8228 3765 8218 3756 8213 3754 8196 MC
Posted on: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 05:51:53 +0000
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