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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

759 AM EST FRI JAN 14 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS CONTINUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CANAJOHARIE



* UNTIL NOON EST



* AT 759 AM EST...FLASH FLOODING IS STILL LIKELY NEAR THE VILLAGE OF 

  CANAJOHARIE IN WESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FORT PLAIN

  AND CANAJOHARIE



SIGNIFICANT SNOW MELT...UP TO AN INCH OF RAINFALL...AND ICE BUILD UP 

IN THE CREEK CONTINUES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FLASH FLOODING PRODUCING 

MINOR LOCALIZED FLOODING.



THE CANAJOHARIE CREEK GAGE CONTINUES TO RUN A FOOT AND A HALF OVER 

FLOOD STAGE. THE FLOOD STAGE IS 6 FEET. AN EMERGENCY MANAGER 

WENT TO THE SITE AND SUSPECTS THERE IS AN ICE JAM BETWEEN THE GAGE 

AND THE VILLAGE OF CANAJOHARIE. THE CREEK WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE IN 

THE TOWARDS NOONTIME



SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE PRIOR

TO NOONTIME.



COLDER TEMPERATURES AND SNOWFALL SHOULD ALLOW THE CREEK TO SUBSIDE 

NEAR CANAJOHARIE.



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

ALBANY.



LAT...LON 4285 7468 4280 7450 4297 7447 4298 7466



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