FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
410 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014

...FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A STRONG TO SEVERE LINE OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS
SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS LINE
OF STORMS POTENTIALLY DROPPING A QUICK 1-2 INCHES OF RAIN AS IT
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. WITH GROUNDS ALREADY SATURATED FROM RECENT
RAINFALL AND SNOWPACK MELTING...THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY CAUSE
FLASH FLOODING ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING
SOME MINOR NUISANCE FLOODING.

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SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-
FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-CLARK KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...
NEW ALBANY...JEFFERSONVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...
NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...
TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...
CARLISLE...WINCHESTER
410 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AS WELL
  AS NORTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

* FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING

* MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL FROM A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE
  STORMS IS EXPECTED TO DROP A QUICK 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN OVER
  THE AREA. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL COMBINED WITH ALREADY
  SATURATED GROUNDS FROM RECENT RAINFALL AND SNOWPACK MELTING MAY
  CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.

* AREAS ALREADY EXPERIENCING MINOR NUISANCE FLOODING AS WELL AS LOW
  SPOTS AND TYPICAL FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS WILL BE AT MOST RISK FOR
  FLASH FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

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