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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

135 AM EST THU MAR 21 2001

 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 

THIS 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 HAS PRODUCED HEAVY 

PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION.  ONE BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAIN 

CROSSED THE WATCH AREA WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN 

FALLING ACROSS CONNECTICUT. AN INCH TO AN INCH AND A QUARTER OF RAIN 

WAS COMMON ACROSS LITCHFIELD COUNTY.  THE RAIN WILL BE LIGHTER 

DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT WITH SOME SNOW MIXING IN OVER 

HIGHER ELEVATIONS.   



TOTAL PRECIPITATION 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.  RIVERS AND STREAMS 

HAVE BEGUN TO RISE.  SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL RISES WILL OCCUR 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 ABOVE

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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