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WGUS51 KALY 131745

FFWALY

NYC091-132145-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

145 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL SARATOGA COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK



* UNTIL 545 PM EDT



* AT 132 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 

  RAIN WAS FALLING OVER CENTRAL SARATOGA COUNTY...WITH AMOUNTS OF UP 

  TO THREE INCHES.  MUCH OF THIS AREA RECIEVED HEAVY RAINS SUNDAY 

  AND MONDAY...SO THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...

  MILTON...ROUND LAKE...SARATOGA LAKE...SARATOGA SPRINGS AND

  STILLWATER



* MORE FLOODING IS LIKELY TO OCCUR ALONG THE ANTHONY KILL BETWEEN

  ROUND LAKE AND MECHANICVILLE DUE TO A HIGH PROPORTION OF RUNOFF

  AND THE FACT THAT ROUND LAKE IS ALREADY HIGH. 



* DO NOT DRIVE OVER FLOODED ROADS OR BRIDGES



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LAT...LON 4301 7362 4295 7364 4292 7367 4287 7369

          4295 7390 4309 7383

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