Flooding LIkely Tonight

Hey Folks, no 5-day tonight, that'll come tomorrow... we've got flooding issues at hand... here's the latest from the NWS.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1148 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON KY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL LAUREL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
EASTERN WHITLEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...
BELL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
WESTERN HARLAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
KNOX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...
SOUTHERN LESLIE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...

* UNTIL 545 AM EDT

* AT 1144 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING INTO THE WARNED AREA PRODUCING
RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH PER HOUR.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AREAS IN
THE VICINITY OF BARBOURVILLE...HARLAN...HYDEN...LOYALL...
MANCHESTER...PINEVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...SOUTH WALLINS AND WALLINS
CREEK.

FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY BE CAUSED AS VERY HEAVY RAIN FALLS ACROSS
THE AREA IN COMBINATION WITH RUNOFF FROM RECENT RAINS. BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF
FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT
TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. ALSO...WHEN ENCOUNTERING
FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND... DONT DROWN

So just how much rain have we seen? Here's a look at Doppler Estimates:

Those Darker reds indicate over 5 inches of rain in parts of McCreary County. Streams and rivers are likely to rise over night and through the day tomorrow so if you live in a flood prone area keep a sharp eye on the water level. That's all I've got for tonight, we'll talk more tomorrow.