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NYC021-039-030415-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

924 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WEST CENTRAL COLUMBIA COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK

  NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK



* UNTIL 1215 AM EDT



* AT 919 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN IN WEST CENTRAL COLUMBIA AND NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTIES.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...CATSKILL...CLIMAX...COXSACKIE

  AND LEEDS



*A WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 3.68 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN JUST AN HOUR  

 IN THE TOWN OF CATSKILL. 



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.



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.



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