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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

1142 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008



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WARREN NY-WASHINGTON NY-

1142 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EDT FOR

NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHEAST WARREN COUNTIES...



ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE TAPERED OFF 

ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...ADDITIONAL RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE FOR A FEW 

MORE HOURS. THIS ADDITIONAL RUNOFF WILL LIKELY LEAD TO HIGH WATER 

LEVELS ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS...AND POSSIBLE WATER COVERED 

ROADWAYS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ROGERS ROCK

CAMPGROUND...EAGLE POINT CAMPGROUND...CHESTERTOWN...HULETTS LANDING

AND HAGUE



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING.



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.



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.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

ALBANY.



PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT

ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.



LAT...LON 4377 7334 4363 7342 4358 7341 4357 7340

      4362 7336 4362 7330 4359 7327 4358 7328

      4354 7324 4333 7324 4334 7341 4346 7390

      4374 7400 4381 7338

TIME...MOT...LOC 0342Z 180DEG 0KT 4358 7360



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