WGUS53 KPAH 122041 FFWPAH ILC059-069-127-151-KYC007-055-139-145-225-233-122245- /O.NEW.KPAH.FF.W.0001.130112T2041Z-130112T2245Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 241 PM CST SAT JAN 12 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... GALLATIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... MASSAC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... POPE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... EASTERN BALLARD COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY... CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY... LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY... MCCRACKEN COUNTY IN WESTERN KENTUCKY... UNION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY... WEBSTER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY... * UNTIL 445 PM CST. * AT 231 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORM OVER WESTERN MCCRACKEN COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH ACROSS MCCRACKEN COUNTY IN WEST KENTUCKY. THIS SMALL AREA OF STORMS HAD DROPPED OVER 1.4 INCHES OF RAIN IN LESS THAN AN HOUR AT PADUCAH KENTUCKY. THE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST AFFECTING COMMUNITIES ALONG THE OHIO RIVER. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE... METROPOLIS...PADUCAH...MARION...STURGIS...SHAWNEETOWN... PROVIDENCE...MORGANFIELD...BRECKINRIDGE CENTER...WEST PADUCAH... BROOKPORT...LEDBETTER...NEW COLUMBIA...DIXON SPRINGS...BURNA... GOLCONDA...JOY...SALEM...ROSICLARE...EQUALITY AND RIDGWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. 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. && LAT...LON 3705 8832 3705 8844 3695 8850 3695 8894 3723 8893 3734 8881 3734 8871 3742 8871 3760 8850 3760 8837 3771 8837 3792 8813 3784 8803 3781 8809 3780 8808 3781 8790 3773 8775 3764 8773 3765 8756 3756 8739 $$