Flood Statement

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Flood Statement (FLS, WGUS83 KLMK)

Flood Statements are issued as needed and contain information on potential minor flooding problems or ponding of water in urban and rural areas which warrant public notification but not an official warning. Flood Statements are also used as follow-up statements to Flood Warnings and Flood Watches, and will contain additional details on the flooding hazard. Alternatively, the product may be used to cancel Flood Warnings or Flood Watches if the flooding hazard no longer exists.

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RWUS42 KLMK 271240
FLSSDF
INC019-043-061-143-KYC029-103-111-185-211-223-271400-

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
827 AM EDT FRI SEP 27 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM 
FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...

BULLITT...JEFFERSON...OLDHAM...SHELBY...HENRY...AND TRIMBLE 
COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND...

CLARK...FLOYD...HARRISON...AND SCOTT COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL 
INDIANA.

THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT OR 900 AM EST.

RAIN CONTINUED OVER MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL 
INDIANA THIS MORNING. FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN REPORTED
ACROSS THE AREA WITHIN THE LAST 24 HOURS. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAIN
HAS ENDED...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 10 AM EDT.
MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG SOME ROADS AND IN MANY LOW LYING
AREAS AND UNDERPASSES. THANKFULLY...NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING PROBLEMS
ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL.

BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING THIS MORNING...AND WATCH OUT FOR 
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH LOW AREAS AND
UNDERPASSES THAT CONTAIN STANDING WATER. THE WATER LEVEL COULD
BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.  AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF FLOWING WATER
IS ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE.

Flood Statement

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