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WGUS71 KBUF 060139

FFSBUF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY

939 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008



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WYOMING NY-

939 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT FOR 

WYOMING COUNTY...



AT 935 PM EDT...LOCAL FIRE OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO REPORT FLASH 

FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER THIS EVENING. DOPPLER RADAR 

INDICATES 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN A 2 HOUR PERIOD IN AREAS 

NEAR GAINESVILLE...SILVER SPRINGS...AND CASTILE.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

GAINESVILLE...SILVER SPRINGS...ROCK GLEN...AND CASTILE



LOCAL FIRE OFFICIALS REPORTED HIGH WATER ALONG EAST KOY CREEK 

AND OATKA CREEK DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THUNDERSTORMS. NUMEROUS 

ROADS REMAIN CLOSED IN THE GAINESVILLE...SILVER SPRINGS...AND ROCK 

GLEN AREA...INCLUDING SEVERAL PORTIONS OF ROUTE 19.



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.



LAT...LON 4255 7828 4276 7827 4277 7797 4267 7797

      4262 7800 4261 7802 4260 7801 4259 7802

      4259 7804 4257 7803 4255 7805



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