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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY

740 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ALLEGANY COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK



* UNTIL 1145 PM EDT



* AT 735 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY

  HEAVY RAIN FROM SOUTH OF BOLIVAR ACROSS ANGELICA TO WEST OF

  CANASERAGA.



* A SERIES OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO 

  MOVE ACROSS THE SAME AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. 



RAINS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS AND EARLIER TODAY HAVE SATURATED 

MUCH OF THE AREA.  FLOODING IS LIKELY AS THE RAINS CONTINUE.



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.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT CROSS BRIDGES

DIPS OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO

CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

BUFFALO.



LAT...LON 4202 7828 4202 7805 4251 7785 4251 7817



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