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NYC049-075-052300-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY

454 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LEWIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK

  OSWEGO COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK



* UNTIL 700 PM EDT



* AT 450 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS   

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER SOUTHERN OSWEGO AND ONEIDA 

  COUNTIES. THESE WERE MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH AND WILL CROSS MOST OF 

  OSWEGO AND LEWIS COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM. RAINFALL OF TWO INCHES   

  OR MORE IS POSSIBLE IN AN HOUR OR LESS IN SOME SPOTS.



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 4355 7596 4335 7608 4363 7563 4390 7558



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