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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

133 AM EDT SUN JUL 3 2005



NYC115-031000-

WASHINGTON NY-

133 AM EDT SUN JUL 3 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 600 AM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL

WASHINGTON COUNTY...



AT 115 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT 

FLOODING WAS STILL OCCURRING DOWNSTREAM OF THE HADLOCK POND DAM 

WHICH FAILED ON SATURDAY EVENING. SEVERE FLOODING HAS OCCURRED ALONG 

A TRIBUTARY OF THE HALFWAY CREEK BELOW THE DAM. STATE ROUTE 149 

REMAINS CLOSED BETWEEN BUTTERMILK FALLS ROAD AND US ROUTE 4 IN FORT 

ANN. NUMEROUS OTHER LOCAL ROADS ARE CLOSED AS WELL INCLUDING HADLOCK 

POND ROAD...JOE GREEN ROAD...ATKINSON ROAD...TRIPOLI ROAD...PATTEN 

MILLS ROAD AND GOODMAN ROAD.



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.



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.



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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