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Flood Advisory

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Breathitt, KY; Floyd, KY; Magoffin, KY

Status In Progress Started about 2 hours ago
Ends
Issued
Severity Minor
Urgency Expected
Certainty Likely

Details

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of southeast Kentucky, including the following counties, Breathitt, Floyd and Magoffin.
* WHEN...Until 600 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 405 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to slow-moving showers and thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen across the hardest hit areas. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the area. Excessive runoff will cause minor flooding of small streams and creeks, roads, and roadside culverts. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Jackson, Foraker, Eugene, Hendricks, Cornelia, Carver Station, Bays, Carver, Conley Station, Mountain Valley, Sublett, Skaggs, West Royalton Station, Royalton, Swampton, Rock Lick, Marshallville, Taulbee, Gypsy and Gapville.
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