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WGUS71 KALY 240004

FFSALY



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

804 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008



NYC001-083-091-093-240400-

/O.CON.KALY.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080724T0400Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

ALBANY NY-SCHENECTADY NY-RENSSELAER NY-SARATOGA NY-

804 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR

SOUTHERN SARATOGA...WEST CENTRAL RENSSELAER...EAST CENTRAL

SCHENECTADY AND ALBANY COUNTIES...



LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TRAINED SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED FLASH 

FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEVERAL ROADS HAVE BEEN 

CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING IN SCHENECTADY...ALBANY...AND SARATOGA 

COUNTIES.



RADAR INDICATES MODERATE RAIN WITH SOME EMBEDDED HEAVIER DOWNPOURS 

WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING HOURS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA DURING THE 

NEXT FEW HOURS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO 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. 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 4272 7414 4276 7392 4293 7385 4311 7376

      4310 7360 4294 7368 4278 7361 4249 7379

      4242 7422



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JPV

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000 

WGUS71 KALY 240004

FFSALY



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

804 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008



NYC001-083-091-093-240400-

/O.CON.KALY.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080724T0400Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

ALBANY NY-SCHENECTADY NY-RENSSELAER NY-SARATOGA NY-

804 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR

SOUTHERN SARATOGA...WEST CENTRAL RENSSELAER...EAST CENTRAL

SCHENECTADY AND ALBANY COUNTIES...



LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TRAINED SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED FLASH 

FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEVERAL ROADS HAVE BEEN 

CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING IN SCHENECTADY...ALBANY...AND SARATOGA 

COUNTIES.



RADAR INDICATES MODERATE RAIN WITH SOME EMBEDDED HEAVIER DOWNPOURS 

WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING HOURS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA DURING THE 

NEXT FEW HOURS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO 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. 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 4272 7414 4276 7392 4293 7385 4311 7376

      4310 7360 4294 7368 4278 7361 4249 7379

      4242 7422



$$



JPV

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000 

WGUS71 KALY 240009

FFSALY



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

804 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008



NYC091-113-115-240145-

/O.CON.KALY.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080724T0145Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

SARATOGA NY-WARREN NY-WASHINGTON NY-

804 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT FOR

NORTHERN WASHINGTON...WARREN AND NORTHERN SARATOGA COUNTIES...



AT 758 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREA. GROUND TRUTH AND RADAR

ESTIMATES INDICATE THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN FROM INTERSTATE

87 EASTWARD IN WARREN COUNTY.  



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

CAMPGROUND...EAGLE POINT CAMPGROUND...CHESTERTOWN...WHITEHALL...NORTH

CREEK...JOHNSBURG...HULETTS LANDING...HAGUE AND BOLTON LANDING



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN

THE WARNED AREA.



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.



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 7335 4364 7341 4358 7341 4357 7340

      4362 7336 4363 7334 4362 7329 4358 7328

      4353 7324 4329 7325 4324 7363 4323 7378

      4325 7384 4324 7394 4325 7414 4372 7422

      4380 7339



$$



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