000 WGUS43 KLMK 192247 FLSSDF KYC017-200100- FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE, KY 545 PM EST TUE MAR 19 2002 ...THE A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR STONER CREEK FOR MINOR FLOODING... * AFFECTING THESE COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY: BOURBON. SINCE MIDNIGHT...ALMOST TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY. OVER THE NEXT 18 HOURS UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN WILL FALL OVER THE SAME AREA. THE STONER CREEK AT PARIS. * 5 PM TUESDAY STAGE WAS 17.0 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. * WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY EVENING. * FORECAST TO CREST AT 20.0 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AT 20 FEET...WATER ENTERS YARDS OF HOMES NEAR THE CREEK. PARTS OF THE CITY PARK FLOOD. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 20.2 FEET ON FEBRUARY 19 2000. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL BROADCASTS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. IF YOU ARE AFFECTED BY THE ABOVE CRESTS TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS ANY FLOODED ROADS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 9 PM TONIGHT. $$ CROW