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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY

141 PM EDT THU SEP 15 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NASSAU COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.

  SUFFOLK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.



* UNTIL 345 PM EDT.



* AT 137 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

  AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER        

  RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. 



* HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM

  THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME

  LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...CENTEREACH...

  COMMACK...GLEN COVE...HUNTINGTON...HUNTINGTON STATION...MIDDLE

  ISLAND...NORTHPORT...OYSTER BAY...PLAINVIEW...PORT JEFFERSON...

  STONY BROOK AND SYOSSET.



1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS NORTHERN 

NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTY OVER THE LAST HOUR...WITH ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA 

THROUGH 4 PM.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. 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.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN UPTON

NY.



LAT...LON 4109 7276 4092 7265 4073 7371 4087 7374



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