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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY

943 AM EST FRI MAR 30 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...



  IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT

  NEW LONDON

  FAIRFIELD

  NEW HAVEN

  MIDDLESEX



* UNTIL 1245 PM EST.



* DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL 

ACROSS THESE LOCATIONS.  RAIN FALL AMOUNTS OF 1 1/2 TO AROUND 2 

INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN THESE AREAS. A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY 

RAIN MOVING UP FROM THE SOUTH COULD PRODUCE AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO 

ONE INCH ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WHICH WILL LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING.  



* SOME FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE...



SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL RAPIDLY FLOOD...POSSIBLY WASHING OUT

ROADS AND FLOODING NEARBY LOW AREAS.



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

ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS HIGH WATER IN A VEHICLE OR ON FOOT



$$



REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY

WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST

OFFICE IN UPTON NY.



LAT...LON 4163 7190 4137 7191 4109 7353 4147 7343

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