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NYC115-031000-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

1200 AM EDT SUN JUL 3 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK



* UNTIL 600 AM EDT



* AT 617 PM EDT...EMERGENCY OFFICIALS REPORTED THE HADLOCK POND 

DAM...ON A TRIBUTARY OF HALFWAY CREEK IN WASHINGTON COUNTY...FAILED. 

SEVERE FLOODING HAS OCCURRED ON THE STREAM BELOW THE DAM. STATE 

ROUTE 149 IS CLOSED BETWEEN STATE ROUTE 9 L AND US ROUTE 4 IN FORT 

ANN. NUMEROUS OTHER LOCAL ROADS ARE CLOSED AS WELL.     



FLOODING IS LIKELY ON THE HALFWAY CREEK DOWN TO FORT ANN AND A 

SIGNIFICANT RISE IS LIKELY TO OCCUR ON THE CHAMPLAIN CANAL BETWEEN 

FORT EDWARD AND WHITEHALL. 



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING AND 

YOU SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND AWAY FROM THE AFFECTED STREAMS. 



LAT...LON 4332 7361 4332 7345 4350 7345 4350 7364



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