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WGUS71 KBUF 100230

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY

1026 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2005



NYC121-100345-

WYOMING NY-

1026 PM EDT THU JUN 9 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1145 PM EDT FOR WYOMING

COUNTY...



AT 10 PM EDT...WYOMING COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 5 INCHES IN THE VARYSBURG AREA. THERE HAVE BEEN 

NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODING IN THE VARYSBURG AREA. FLOODING IS 

POSSIBLE ALONG GLADE CREEK IN WESTERN WYOMING COUNTY AND ALONG STONY 

BROOK.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE 

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 4286 7843 4264 7837 4271 7800 4286 7801



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