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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY

949 AM EDT FRI JUN 14 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK

  EASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK



* UNTIL 145 PM EDT



* AT 940 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 

RAIN OVER WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN 

WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.



RAINFALL ESTIMATES FROM RADAR INDICATE AMOUNTS OF 2.5 TO 3.5 INCHES 

HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST THREE HOURS. THE HEAVIEST RAINS WERE NEAR THE 

TOWN OR IRA IN CAYUGA COUNTY. OVER WAYNE COUNTY 2.0 TO 2.5 INCHES OF 

RAIN HAS FALLEN NEAR PORT BAY IN THE LAST THREE HOURS. 



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

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

YOU LIVE ALONG A STREAM OR CREEK ACT NOW TO PROTECT LIFE AND

PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF

UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.



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.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

BUFFALO.



LAT...LON 4302 7700 4302 7651 4339 7664 4329 7700

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