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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY

1230 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ROCKLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...HAVERSTRAW...NEW CITY...NYACK



* UNTIL 300 PM EDT



* AT 1215 PM EDT...THE MAHWAH RIVER AT SUFFERN WAS AT 4.5 FEET AND

  FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET. THE MAHWAH WAS RESPONDING TO RUNOFF FROM   

  THE EARLIER HEAVY RAINS. WATER LEVELS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AS

  THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. 



  IN ADDITION...ANY OTHER SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS WHICH ARE OUT 

  OF THEIR BANKS EARLIER TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE WATERS RECEDE.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.  

MOTORISTS DRIVING NEAR RIVERS...STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD STAY ALERT 

FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING. 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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER 

SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. ALSO...DO NOT 

ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH 

BY FOOT. 



TO REPORT ANY FLOODING HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY 

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN UPTON 

NY.



LAT...LON 4114 7420 4113 7415 4105 7391 4130 7401

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