[KYHAM] KyARES ALERT: FLOOD WATCH!

[Ron Dodson]

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
305 PM EST WED JAN 12 2005

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO THURSDAY EVENING...

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WATCH...IN EFFECT FROM 7AM THURSDAY MORNING TO 7PM THURSDAY EVENING.
THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING AREAS...

IN KENTUCKY:

ADAIR...ALLEN...ANDERSON...BARREN...BOURBON...BOYLE...BRECKINRIDGE...
BULLITT...BUTLER...CASEY...CLARK...CLINTON...CUMBERLAND...EDMONSON...
FAYETTE...FRANKLIN...GARRARD...GRAYSON...GREEN...HANCOCK...HARDIN...
HARRISON...HART...HENRY...JEFFERSON...JESSAMINE...LARUE...LINCOLN...
LOGAN...MADISON...MARION...MEADE...MERCER...METCALFE...MONROE...
NELSON...NICHOLAS...OHIO...OLDHAM...RUSSELL...SCOTT...SHELBY...
SIMPSON...SPENCER...TAYLOR...TRIMBLE...WARREN...WASHINGTON AND
WOODFORD.

IN INDIANA:

CLARK...CRAWFORD...DUBOIS...FLOYD...HARRISON...JEFFERSON...ORANGE...
PERRY...SCOTT AND WASHINGTON.

SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH INCLUDE BOWLING GREEN...LEXINGTON AND
LOUISVILLE.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY A COLD FRONT
ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY THURSDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH THIS
SYSTEM WILL AVERAGE FROM 1 TO 1.5 INCHES. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF
AROUND 2 INCHES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN FALLING ON
ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS AND SOME
SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. 

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS AND OTHER
DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH
AREA SHOULD KEEP AND EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE
ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOOD OCCUR OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
IS ISSUED.

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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY ENGULF YOUR VEHICLE AND ITS
OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO
MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.