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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

555 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ALBANY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WATERVLIET...LATHAM...DELMAR...

  COLONIE...COHOES...ALBANY...

  WEST CENTRAL RENSSELAER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TROY...RENSSELAER...

  SOUTHERN SARATOGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SARATOGA SPRINGS...MECHANICVILLE...

  CLIFTON PARK...

  EAST CENTRAL SCHENECTADY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...



* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY



* AT 553 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  WATERFORD...ROUND LAKE...NISKAYUNA...MENANDS...LOUDONVILLE...

  GUILDERLAND...GREEN ISLAND AND ALTAMONT



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



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.



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 4272 7414 4276 7392 4293 7385 4311 7376

      4310 7360 4294 7368 4278 7361 4249 7379

      4242 7422



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