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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT

1000 PM EDT FRI SEP 16 2005



NYC089-170715-

ST. LAWRENCE NY-

1000 PM EDT FRI SEP 16 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM EDT FOR WEST

CENTRAL ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY...



AT 948 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH 

FLOODING IN GOUVERNEUR AND NEARBY COMMUNITIES. REPORTS OF FLOODED 

BASEMENTS AND A COLLAPSED BASEMENT WALL AS WELL AS WATER RUNNING 

OVER MANY ROADS.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EDWARDS... 

GOUVERNEUR...DEKALB...HERMON...CANTON...COLTON AND RUSSELL.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN

THE WARNED AREA.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. 



DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN 

DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL 

WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. ADDITIONALLY... 

COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND 

OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 4429 7563 4429 7538 4447 7538 4447 7563



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