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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY

631 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AND SMALL STREAMS FOR...

  LEWIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK



* UNTIL 800 PM EDT



* AT 630 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM 

  NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE BULK OF LEWIS COUNTY. WHILE THE

  INDIVIDUAL STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR...THE

  GENERAL LINE OF ACTIVITY IS NEARLY STATIONARY. 



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR

ACROSS LEWIS COUNTY...WITH SOME AREAS RECEIVING IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES

OF RAIN SINCE 4 PM EDT. SURFACE RAINFALL MEASUREMENTS HAVE VERIFIED 

RADAR ESTIMATES.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM 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.



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

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

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 4411 7543 4352 7577 4363 7517 4403 7520

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