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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY

437 AM EDT FRI AUG 8 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT



* UNTIL 600 AM EDT



* AT 437 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN COUNTY...ESPECIALLY JUST 

EAST OF THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN...NEAR THE TOWN OF BRANFORD. NATIONAL 

WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT RAINFALL RATES NEAR 2 

INCHES PER HOUR ARE OCCURING WITH THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.



* THE THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE...  

SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM MILFORD TO WALLINGFORD THROUGH 600 AM.



SOME OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE 

ROCKLAND...BRANFORD...AND NORTH BRANFORD.



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.



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.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

UPTON NY.



LAT...LON 4126 7287 4129 7261 4144 7276 4136 7303



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