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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY

622 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008



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ORANGE NY-PUTNAM NY-ROCKLAND NY-WESTCHESTER NY-

622 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR

WESTCHESTER...ROCKLAND...PUTNAM AND SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTIES...



THUNDERSTORMS HAVE WEAKENED...BUT ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE 

DUE TO HEAVY RUNOFF.



ROAD CLOSURES ARE BEING REPORTED IN ROCKLAND AND WESTCHESTER 

COUNTIES.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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 4120 7355 4115 7362 4110 7372 4108 7371

      4093 7391 4100 7390 4113 7421 4149 7393

      4153 7354



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