Flood Warning

FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
HARRISON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
SHELBY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
* UNTIL 800 PM EDT
* AT 159 PM EDT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN SHELBY COUNTY REPORTED THAT
SEVERAL ROADS WERE CLOSED. LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL LIKELY BE
COVERED BY FLOWING WATER THIS EVENING.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL LIKELY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS.
ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH IS EXPECTED
THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.
TO REPORT FLOODING…HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
LAT…LON 3831 8532 3834 8490 3830 8477 3854 8433
3845 8417 3822 8455 3816 8491 3814 8498
3813 8532
TIME…MOT…LOC 1759Z 180DEG 0KT 3822 8520
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