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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY

1240 AM EST SUN APR 3 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK

  CHEMUNG COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK

  CORTLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK

  MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK

  ONONDAGA COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK

  SCHUYLER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK

  SENECA COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK

  STEUBEN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK

  TOMPKINS COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK

  YATES COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK



* UNTIL 745 AM EDT



* AT 1233 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED     

  BANDS OF SHOWERS...LOCALLY HEAVY...MOVING ACROSS THE REGION.       

  OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA   

  OVERNIGHT...PRODUCING ANOTHER 0.25 TO 0.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN SOME   

  AREAS.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE EXISTING FLOOD     

  PROBLEMS.



SIGNIFICANT FLOOD PROBLEMS PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE WARNING AREA. 

SEVERAL COUNTIES REMAIN UNDER STATES OF EMERGENCY...WITH MANY ROAD 

CLOSURES...AND ALSO LOCALIZED EVACUATIONS IN THREATENED LOCALITIES. 

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE HIGHLY DISCOURAGED ANY UNNECESSARY 

TRAVEL.



IF YOU MUST TRAVEL OVERNIGHT...BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS...SINCE IT IS 

HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING AT NIGHT. IF FLASH 

FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE 

FLOOD WATERS.



LAT...LON 4254 7771 4258 7737 4277 7731 4276 7698

      4302 7696 4303 7649 4323 7648 4321 7622

      4327 7619 4317 7572 4287 7543 4285 7525

      4275 7530 4273 7589 4245 7588 4241 7629

      4230 7626 4228 7653 4202 7657 4200 7775



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MJ

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