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At 444 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated that the heaviest rain had moved out of the warned area; however, between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen since 2:30 PM in the hardest hit areas. Excessive runoff from this heavy rainfall will continue to cause flash flooding in low lying areas. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Elkhorn City, Cedarville and Belcher. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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Pike, KY · 37.298°, -82.350°
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At 444 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated that the heaviest rain had moved out of the warned area; however, between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen since 2:30 PM in the hardest hit areas. Excessive runoff from this heavy rainfall will continue to cause flash flooding in low lying areas. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Elkhorn City, Cedarville and Belcher. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
FFWJKL The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... South Central Pike County in southeastern Kentucky... * Until 600 PM EDT. * At 402 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Elkhorn City, Cedarville and Belcher. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.