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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY

1057 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...

  FAIRFIELD COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...

  ROCKLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...

  PUTNAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...



* UNTIL 200 AM EDT...



* AT 1051 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.     

  THREE BROAD AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH      

  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THESE STORMS HAVE A       

  HISTORY OF PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR      

  WHICH HAS PRODUCED FLASH FLOODING ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF       

  WESTCHESTER COUNTY. 



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 UPTON

NY.



LAT...LON 4153 7354 4129 7355 4121 7348 4104 7352

      4100 7358 4101 7359 4100 7363 4095 7367

      4089 7380 4089 7383 4094 7390 4100 7390

      4104 7400 4115 7390 4151 7384



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