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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY

100 PM EDT MON AUG 11 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WEST AND CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK



* UNTIL 200 PM EDT



* AT 1250 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

  CLUSTERS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SLOWLY NORTH TO 

  NORTHWEST ACROSS THIS AREA. RAINFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR 

  WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AT 

  SEVERAL LOCATIONS.



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 4135 7471 4123 7444 4158 7404 4160 7420

          4164 7427 4158 7440 4151 7448 4150 7476

          4142 7475

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