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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY

1015 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING FOR...

  CATTARAUGUS COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...OLEAN...SALAMANCA

  CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...FREDONIA...JAMESTOWN...DUNKIRK



* UNTIL 1215 AM EDT



* AT 1010 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED           

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS EASTERN             

  CHAUTAUQUA AND WESTERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE     

  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. MORE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN     

  ARE MOVING TOWARD CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES AND WILL     

  CONTINUE THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN THROUGH 11:30 PM.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH 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.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY 

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN 

BUFFALO.



LAT...LON 4201 7977 4201 7919 4201 7831 4254 7831

          4243 7888 4258 7916 4227 7975



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