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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

530 PM EST WED MAR 21 2001

 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE FLOOD WATCH FOR LATE 

TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...FOR THE MID HUDSON REGION OF NEW 

YORK STATE...AND FOR LITCHFIELD COUNTY CONNECTICUT.



THE FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES EASTERN ULSTER AND ALL OF DUTCHESS COUNTIES 

IN NEW YORK...AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY IN CONNECTICUT. 



A DEVELOPING STORM MOVING UP THE EAST COAST WILL PRODUCE HEAVY 

PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION.  RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND  

COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES.  THE RAIN COULD ALSO MIX WITH SNOW AT TIMES 

ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS.  A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW...HEAVY AT 

TIMES...WILL FALL ON THURSDAY.  MAINLY SNOW WILL FALL AT HIGHER 

ELEVATIONS WITH MAINLY RAIN IN THE VALLEYS.  



RAINFALL OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...BUT SOME 

OF IT WILL FALL IN THE FORM OF SNOW.  IN ADDITION...THE SNOWPACK 

RANGES FROM BARE GROUND...UP TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IN THE HILLS OF 

NORTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY...SO MELTING SNOW WILL ADD TO THE RUNOFF 

INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS.   SIGNIFICANT RISES WILL OCCUR ON RIVERS 

AND STREAMS WITH THIS STORM...AND FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. 



A FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...BUT NOT YET CERTAIN.  

FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED IF FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR ACTUALLY 

OBSERVED. RIVERS MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED INCLUDE THE RONDOUT 

CREEK...WAPPINGERS CREEK...THE TENMILE RIVER AND THE FISHKILL CREEK 

IN NEW YORK.  IN NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT THE HOUSATONIC BELOW 

STEVENSON...THE SHEPAUG...POMPERAUG...STILL...AND BLACKBERRY RIVERS 

ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED.  RESERVOIRS WILL IMPOUND MUCH OF THE 

RUNOFF IN THE NAUGATUCK BASIN. 

   

IF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS IS CLOSE TO A RIVER OR STREAM IN SOUTHEAST 

NEW YORK OR NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...YOU SHOULD KEEP INFORMED ON 

CONDITIONS THE NEXT FEW DAYS.  LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO 

BROADCASTS...OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT W E B...DOT N W S...DOT

C E S T M...DOT ALBANY...DOT E D U. 

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