Flood Watch in effect from 7PM EST THU until 7AM EST SAT FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY NORTHEAST KENTUCKY SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY BATH ELLIOTT ESTILL FLEMING MENIFEE MONTGOMERY POWELL AND ROWAN. IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY JOHNSON AND MARTIN. IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY LAUREL MCCREARY PULASKI ROCKCASTLE WAYNE AND WHITLEY. IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY BELL BREATHITT CLAY FLOYD HARLAN JACKSON KNOTT KNOX LEE LESLIE LETCHER MAGOFFIN MORGAN OWSLEY PERRY PIKE AND WOLFE. FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL FALL ACROSS THE AREA FROM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS AND SOME STREAMS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS. THERE WILL ALSO BE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON AREA RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
Posted on: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 02:41:46 +0000
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