[KYHAM] Ky ARES ADVISORY - E KY FLASH FLOOD WATCH!!!

[Ron Dodson]

This watch is in effect for a good portion of the eastern
part of our state.

Ron, KA4MAP
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
    FLOOD WATCH
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
    400 PM EST MON MAR 18 2002

   
KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-202200-
   
BATH-BELL-BREATHITT-CLAY-ELLIOTT-ESTILL-FLEMING-FLOYD-HARLAN-JACKSON-
   
JOHNSON-KNOTT-KNOX-LAUREL-LEE-LESLIE-LETCHER-MAGOFFIN-MARTIN-
   
MCCREARY-MENIFEE-MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-OWSLEY-PERRY-PIKE-POWELL-PULASKI-
    ROCKCASTLE-ROWAN-WAYNE-WHITLEY-WOLFE-
    INCLUDING THE CITIES
OF...BARBOURVILLE...BEATTYVILLE...BOONEVILLE...
   
CAMPTON...FLEMINGSBURG...FRENCHBURG...HARLAN...HAZARD...HINDMAN...
   
HYDEN...INEZ...IRVINE...JACKSON...LONDON...MANCHESTER...MCKEE...
    MIDDLESBORO...MONTICELLO...MOREHEAD...MOUNT STERLING...
    MOUNT VERNON...OWINGSVILLE...PAINTSVILLE...PIKEVILLE...
    PRESTONSBURG...SALYERSVILLE...SANDY
HOOK...SOMERSET...STANTON...
    WEST LIBERTY...WHITESBURG AND WHITLEY CITY
    400 PM EST MON MAR 18 2002

    ...THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED...EFFECTIVE FROM 430
AM EST 
    TUESDAY THROUGH 500 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

    A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
IN EASTERN 
   
KENTUCKY...BATH...BELL...BREATHITT...CLAY...ELLIOTT...ESTILL...
   
FLEMING...FLOYD...HARLAN...JACKSON...JOHNSON...KNOTT...KNOX...
   
LAUREL...LEE...LESLIE...LETCHER...MAGOFFIN...MARTIN...MCCREARY...
   
MENIFEE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...OWSLEY...PERRY...PIKE...POWELL...
    PULASKI...ROCKCASTLE...ROWAN...WAYNE...WHITLEY AND
WOLFE.

    A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT...FROM TEXAS THROUGH THE OHIO
RIVER VALLEY 
    AND WILL REMAIN OVER KENTUCKY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS
FRONT WILL TAP 
    INTO A BROAD AREA OF VERY MOIST AIR...SETTING THE STAGE
FOR 
    PROLONGED...HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY.  

    THE FIRST ROUND OF RAIN WILL ENTER EASTERN KENTUCKY NEAR
DAYBREAK 
    TUESDAY MORNING. THIS RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EARLY AFTERNOON 
    TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL FALL NORTH OF THE DANIEL
BOONE 
    PARKWAY...AFFECTING THE MAINSTEM AND TRIBUTARIES OF THE
KENTUCKY AND 
    LICKING RIVERS. 

    AFTER A BRIEF BREAK IN THE RAIN...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY
RAIN WILL 
    MOVE INTO EASTERN KENTUCKY EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...CONTINUING 
    THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS ROUND OF RAIN WILL
AFFECT ALL 
    RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES IN EASTERN KENTUCKY. 

    ALTHOUGH THE EXACT AMOUNT AND TIMING OF THE RAIN IS
STILL IN 
    QUESTION...INITIAL FORECASTS CALL FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
TWO OR MORE 
    INCHES OF RAIN FROM TUESDAY MORNING...UNTIL THE RAIN
ENDS DURING THE 
    DAY WEDNESDAY. 

    SATURATED GROUND...AND ALREADY FULL RIVERS WILL BE
IMPACTED BY THIS 
    NEXT ROUND OF RAIN.  MANY RIVERS AND CREEKS WILL
RECOVER...ONLY FOR 
    A BRIEF PERIOD...BEFORE THE RIVERS BEGIN TO RISE AGAIN.  

    A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...BUT NOT
IMMINENT IN 
    THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK
PREPAREDNESS 
    REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK
ACTION IF 
    FLOODING THREATENS.

    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REQUESTS THAT ALL FLOODING
PROBLEMS BE 
    RELAYED TO LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT.

    $$
    LEWIS