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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY

422 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MONROE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK

  WESTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK



* UNTIL 515 PM EDT



* AT 414 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG     

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER SOUTHERN                   

  MONROE COUNTY...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH.



* THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BEOVER ENTIRE METRO 

  ROCHESTER AREA THROUGH 515 PM



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 4294 7749 4305 7747 4305 7718 4329 7719

          4325 7789 4303 7779



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