THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS EXTENDED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... LOGAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY... * UNTIL 315 AM CDT * AT 1220 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS NUMEROUS LOCATIONS IN LOGAN COUNTY...INCLUDING RUSSELLVILLE. SEVERAL ROADS ARE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER IN AND NORTH OF RUSSELLVILLE AND A FEW WATER RESCUES HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED FROM HOMES IN RUSSELLVILLE. FROM 4 TO OVER 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN FROM RUSSELLVILLE NORTHWARD SINCE 7 CDT EARLIER THIS EVENING. ONLY OCCASIONAL MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT DUE TO ONGOING FLASH FLOODING...THIS WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...RUSSELLVILLE... IN ADDITION...OAKVILLE...OLMSTEAD AND OLD VOLNEY ARE INCLUDED IN THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING. FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN THIS WARNING... WOLF LICK CREEK OVERFLOWS ONTO HIGHWAY 107 NEAR JERICO. MUD RIVER OVERFLOWS ONTO STATE HIGHWAY 1040. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. 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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. REPORT FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT...POST YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG L...M...K...SPOTTER. && LAT...LON 3702 8705 3701 8678 3666 8678 3664 8702 3664 8706 -SWC-
Posted on: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 06:26:15 +0000