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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY

1134 AM EDT THU SEP 15 2005



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NEW HAVEN CT-

1134 AM EDT THU SEP 15 2005



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR NEW HAVEN COUNTY UNTIL 1230 PM

EDT...



THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE 

WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 1 TO 1 AND A HALF INCHES OF 

RAIN IN ONE HOUR...EVEN THOUGH RAINFALL RATES HAVE DECREASED 

FLOODING STILL A PROBLEM ALONG SMALL STREAMS...LOW WATER 

CROSSINGS...STREETS...AND HIGHWAYS.



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

BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. 

NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO 

ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY 

MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL 

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY.



LAT...LON 4128 7249 4144 7273 4138 7317 4117 7311



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