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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

747 PM EDT WED JUN 15 2005



NYC113-160200-

WARREN NY-

747 PM EDT WED JUN 15 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN

WARREN COUNTY...



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 3.8 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER THE WARNED AREA 

FROM THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH MOVED THROUGH EARLY THIS 

EVENING. THE RAIN HAS LET UP TEMPORARILY. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS ARE 

EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE WARNED AREA BETWEEN 9 AND 10 PM. 



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. 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. 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.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE 

YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME 

KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR 

CREEKS.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

ALBANY.



LAT...LON 4377 7368 4362 7370 4363 7352 4378 7345



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