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CTC011-290115-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY

711 PM EDT FRI SEP 28 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTH CENTRAL NEW LONDON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NEW LONDON...MYSTIC...GROTON



* UNTIL 915 PM EDT



* AT 705 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN OVER WATERFORD...OR ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF NEW LONDON...

  MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.



* THE THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE NEAR...

  OVER WATERFORD AT 720 PM EDT

  OVER NEW LONDON...2 MILES WEST OF GROTON...8 MILES WEST OF MYSTIC

  AT 725 PM EDT



THIS STORM HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. THE 

STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF ROADWAYS.



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

UPTON NY.



LAT...LON 4146 7203 4144 7227 4134 7224 4134 7193

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