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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY

105 AM EDT WED JUN 20 2007



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DELAWARE NY-

105 AM EDT WED JUN 20 2007



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL DELAWARE

COUNTY...



AT 1245 AM EDT...DELAWARE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS 

INDICATED THAT SEVERE FLASH FLOODING IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE 

COUNTY HAD ENDED...HOWEVER...MANY ROADS CONTINUE TO BE IMPASSABLE 

DUE TO WASHOUTS AND DEBRIS OVER THE ROAD. SOME ROADS MAY ALSO BE 

COVERED BY STANDING WATER...AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED. THE FLASH FLOOD 

WARNING HAS EXPIRED SINCE NO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN OR FLOODING IS 

EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO STAY CLEAR OF THE AREA AS 

RESCUE AND CLEANUP EFFORTS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT. THE TOWN OF 

COLCHESTER IS UNDER A STATE OF EMERGENCY...AND A TRAVEL ADVISORY IS 

IN EFFECT.



* THE FOLLOWING ARE KNOWN ROAD CLOSURES IN SOUTHERN DELAWARE COUNTY. 

MORTON HILL RD...JUG TAVERN ROAD...CAMPBELL MOUNTAIN ROAD...BEAVER 

KILL ROAD...HENDERSON HOLLOW ROAD...CAT HOLLOW ROAD /COUNTY ROUTE 7/ 

...HOLIDAY BERRY BROOK ROAD...BEECH HILL ROAD...PORTIONS OF STATE 

ROUTES 28 AND 30.



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. REMEMBER...TURN 

AROUND...DON/T DROWN.



LAT...LON 4194 7496 4208 7466 4215 7480 4198 7509



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