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WGUS71 KALY 140325

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

1125 PM EDT MON JUN 13 2005



NYC113-140415-

WARREN NY-

1125 PM EDT MON JUN 13 2005



...A STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED IN THE WARREN COUNTY TOWNS 

OF BOLTON...CHESTER...WARRENSBURG AND HORICON...



EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS URGE NO  UNNECESSARY TRAVEL OVERNIGHT.

SERIOUS FLASH FLOODING HAS OCCURRED IN WARREN COUNTY AND MORE HEAVY 

RAIN WILL FALL OVERNIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN  

AGGRAVATING ONGOING FLOODING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1215 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR WARREN 

COUNTY AND IT WILL LIKELY BE EXTENDED. NUMEROUS ROADS WERE CLOSED IN 

THE BOLTON AND CHESTERTOWN AREAS DUE TO FLOODING.  A MUDSLIDE HAS 

CLOSED THE NORTHWAY BETWEEN EXITS 23 AND 25.



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED OVER 6 INCHES OF  

RAIN HAVE FALLEN BETWEEN DARROWSVILLE...RIVERBANK AND NORTH BOLTON.  

OBSERVED RAINFALL OF 5.57 INCHES WAS MEASURED IN BOLTON LANDING.  



RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL OVERFLOW. IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA 

GO TO HIGHER GROUND. THE SCHROON RIVER WAS RISING RAPIDLY AND WILL 

FLOOD OVERNIGHT.



MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO 

CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER 

TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO 

ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NOW THAT IT IS DARK.  FLOOD DANGERS ARE 

DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT.



LAT...LON 4336 7385 4328 7377 4332 7363 4372 7362

      4371 7422



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