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Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY

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WGUS53 KPAH 050130
FFWPAH
KYC047-050400-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Paducah KY
830 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Christian County in south central Kentucky...

* Until 1100 PM CDT.

* At 830 PM CDT, broadcast media reported thunderstorms causing
  flash flooding in Hopkinsville, including downtown Hopkinsville.
  Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is
  already occurring.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Broadcast media.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Hopkinsville, Pembroke, Lafayette and Herndon.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3689 8755 3701 8739 3703 8727 3679 8731
      3664 8768 3664 8769 3670 8768 3672 8768
      3674 8768 3675 8767 3676 8767

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-3 INCHES IN 2 HOURS

$$

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