FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ADAIR, EASTERN ALLEN, SOUTHEASTERN BARREN, CLINTON, CUMBERLAND, SOUTHERN METCALFE, MONROE AND RUSSELL COUNTIES...
At 10:38 AM CST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
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: Tompkinsville, Albany, Jamestown, Burkesville, Leslie, Gamaliel, Fountain Run, Waterview, Grider and Arat.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you can do so safely and have them relay your report to the National Weather Service in Louisville.
