Flood Advisorys for NW KY

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
433 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2009

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SPENCER IN-DAVIESS KY-MCLEAN KY-WEBSTER KY-HOPKINS KY-MUHLENBERG KY-
433 PM CDT THU OCT 8 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
 DAVIESS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...
 HOPKINS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...
 MCLEAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...
 WEBSTER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...
 MUHLENBERG COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
 SPENCER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA...

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT.

* AT 432 PM CDT...RADAR SHOWED NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH RAINFALL RATES
OF UP TO 3/4 INCH PER HOUR MOVING INTO AND OVER ALREADY SATURATED OR
NEAR SATURATED GROUNDS ACROSS THE PENNYRILE REGION AND EXTENDING
NORTHWARD TO NEAR THE OWENSBORO METRO AREA. EXPECT MINOR FLOODING OF
FLOOD PRONE AREAS LIKE THE LLOYD EXPRESSWAY IN EVANSVILLE...AND
SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS ALREADY RUNNING HIGH COULD LIKEWISE TOP
THEIR BANKS. CITY STREETS MAY FLOOD AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND STANDING WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

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LAT...LON 3793 8698 3780 8682 3767 8683 3748 8711
     3737 8710 3722 8690 3709 8691 3716 8771
     3731 8785 3737 8781 3741 8794 3747 8794
     3764 8774 3767 8743 3778 8728 3789 8732
     3813 8703 3821 8702 3821 8680 3801 8677

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