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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY

101 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NEW LONDON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...



* UNTIL 400 PM EST...



* AT 1257 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE HEAVY RAIN FINALLY    

  EXISTING THE WARNED AREA. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT HAS ENDED 

  LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS OFFICIALS   

  REPORTED THAT MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA      

  CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. THIS IS A RESULT OF THE EXCESSIVE       

  RUNOFF FROM THE EARLIER HEAVY RAIN. 



  THE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND       

  STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL 

  AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  WATERFORD...VOLUNTOWN...SALEM...PRESTON...OLD LYME...NORWICH...

  NORTH LYME...NEW LONDON...MYSTIC...LEDYARD CENTER...GROTON...GALES

  FERRY AND COLCHESTER.



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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.



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.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN UPTON

NY.



LAT...LON 4127 7237 4133 7185 4167 7175 4158 7241



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