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 Flash Flood Statement (FFS, WGUS73 KLMK)

Flash Flood Statements are issued as needed to follow-up Flash Flood Warnings.  The product is used to update current storm position and movement, and often contains more detailed information on the flooding event.   Communities and locations affected by the flooding will be highlighted, along with any flooding reports that have been received in the warned area.

Typically, it is a brief statement and will be issued as often as necessary, often midway through the warning, and issued again after the warning expires.  A Flash Flood Statement may also be used to cancel a warning early if the flooding hazard no longer exists.

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RWUS32 KSDF 200236
FFSSDF
KYZ075-081-200300-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
930 PM CDT FRI JUL 19 2002

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN CUMBERLAND AND EASTERN 
MONROE COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY THROUGH 1030 PM CDT... 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT 3 TO 4 INCHES 
OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE LAST 3 HOURS ACROSS NORTHERN AND 
EASTERN PORTIONS OF MONROE COUNTY. ALTHOUGH NO REPORTS OF FLASH 
FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED...SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE STILL 
EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE BANK FULL TEMPORARILY. 

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HEAVY RAINFALL IN 
THE AREA THIS EVENING HAVE DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY AND HAVE STARTED
TO MOVE OUT OF THE AREA. ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED 
TONIGHT. 

SINCE IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE DEPTH OF FLOOD WATERS AT 
NIGHT...MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS ANY WATER COVERED 
ROADWAYS. 
 
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