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WGUS71 KALY 120105

FFSALY



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

903 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2007



CTC005-120300-

LITCHFIELD CT-

903 PM EDT WED JUL 11 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR

NORTHWESTERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY...



AT 902 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE HEAVY RAIN HAS TAPERED OFF TO LIGHTER SHOWERS ACROSS THE 

AREA...BUT RESIDUAL RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING 

OVER THE WARNED AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 4181 7350 4184 7324 4204 7321 4204 7352



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