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WGUS51 KBUF 032052

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NYC009-032300-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY

448 PM EDT SUN AUG 3 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CATTARAUGUS COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK



* UNTIL 700 PM EDT



* AT 445 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED            

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING FROM ASHFORD TO       

  ELLICOTTVILLE TO ALLEGANY STATE PARK. THE STORMS WERE MOVING       

  SLOWLY NORTHWARD AT 15 MPH.



* THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OVER THIS SAME GENERAL AREA BEFORE     

  WEAKENING AFTER 6 PM. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED  

  IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.



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.



LAT...LON 4227 7876 4214 7859 4236 7836 4246 7849



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