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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY

724 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2006



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NEW HAVEN CT-

724 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 2006



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHERN NEW HAVEN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE 

AT 730 PM EDT...



AT 725 PM EDT...HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE WATERBURY AREA IS FINALLY 

ENDING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF NEARLY 7 INCHES HAS OCCURRED SINCE THIS 

AFTERNOON AND MAJOR FLOODING HAS LIKELY OCCURRED. 



FLOODING IN THE REGION WILL SLOWLY CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. 

UNFORTUNATELY...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND A 

FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM EARLY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING 

OF HIGHWAYS... STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR 

DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT

DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.



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.



LAT...LON 4143 7318 4137 7306 4147 7275 4159 7275

      4161 7297 4153 7317



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