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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY

644 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2007



NYC105-040100-

SULLIVAN NY-

644 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR

SOUTHWESTERN SULLIVAN COUNTY...



AT 641 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

SHOW AN AREA OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER 

RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW 5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN AROUND THE 

DUNN BROOK...TUSTEN...AND BEAVER BROOK AREAS. SOME HAIL MAY MAKE 

ACTUAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS A LITTLE LESS...BUT MORE THUNDERSTORMS 

MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL 

WITH ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF RAIN LIKELY. FLOODING IS LIKELY TO 

CONTINUE IN THE AREA...OR DEVELOP SOON.



* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

ELDRED...HIGHLAND LAKE...TUSTEN...BEAVER BROOK AND LAVA.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE 

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS 

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF 

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING

TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT

BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.



LAT...LON 4150 7506 4149 7485 4162 7486 4164 7505



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