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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY

650 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SUFFOLK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...



* UNTIL 1245 AM EDT...



* AT 644 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

SCATTERED AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING ACROSS THE 

AREA. A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 

INCHES PER HOUR OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN IS MOVING NORTH AROUND 30 

MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO SUFFOLK COUNTY BETWEEN 7 AND 8 PM. MINOR 

FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING IN ROCKY POINT AND THIS ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH 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.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN UPTON

NY.



LAT...LON 4078 7266 4067 7309 4071 7323 4069 7326

      4066 7311 4061 7342 4067 7326 4066 7342

      4095 7348 4091 7323 4098 7312 4099 7263

      4119 7219 4119 7215 4113 7233 4111 7233

      4103 7219 4110 7207 4101 7211 4107 7185



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