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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY

323 AM EDT THU JUL 24 2008



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CHAUTAUQUA NY-

323 AM EDT THU JUL 24 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM EDT FOR

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY...



AT 315 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE STORMS HAD WEAKENED BUT THAT UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD 

FALLEN IN JUST A FEW HOUR PERIOD OVER THE WARNED AREA. THE 

HEAVIEST WAS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CARROLL...   

FINDLEY LAKE...BUSTI...HARMONY...AND CLYMER.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING OF 

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS 

ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE 

SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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.



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

BUFFALO.



LAT...LON 4223 7971 4246 7928 4239 7924 4224 7939

      4209 7940 4217 7906 4199 7906 4199 7976

      4200 7977 4207 7978



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