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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY

1115 AM EDT FRI JUN 14 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CONTINUED A FLASH FLOOD

WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK

  EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF WAYNE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK



UNTIL 145 PM EDT



AT 1051 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN OVER THE 

EASTERN HALF OF WAYNE COUNTY AND OVER NORTHERN CAYUGA. RADAR 

INDICATES RAINFALL RATES OF A HALF INCH TO AN INCH AN HOUR IN THIS 

AREA WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS OF 3.5 TO 5 INCHES RUNNING FROM PORT 

BAY IN WAYNE COUNTY...SOUTHEAST TO JUST NORTH OF CATO IN NORTHERN 

CAYUGA COUNTY. THE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN SHOULD CONTINUE INTO THE NOON 

HOUR.

 

THERE HAS BEEN A REPORT OF 2 INCHES OF RAIN OVERNIGHT AND THIS 

MORNING NEAR SODUS BAY WITH SOME BASEMENT FLOODING NEAR FAIR HAVEN.



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.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

BUFFALO.



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