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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY

703 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NEW LONDON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...

  NEW HAVEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...

  MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...



* UNTIL 100 AM EDT...



* AT 701 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS NEW HAVEN AND MIDDLESEX COUNTIES PRODUCING 

RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. MANY AREAS HAVE 

ALREADY RECEIVED BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES AND WITH SEVERAL MORE BANDS 

OF HEAVY RAIN APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH. THESE HEAVIER BANDS WILL 

ALSO EXTEND INTO NEW LONDON COUNTY WITH FLASH FLOODING LIKELY 

OCCURRING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.



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 4132 7186 4133 7209 4124 7253 4123 7287

      4127 7291 4129 7290 4129 7291 4116 7310

      4131 7307 4150 7334 4152 7317 4165 7298

      4156 7287 4163 7269 4165 7251 4160 7234

      4172 7224 4166 7215 4164 7179



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