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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY

1108 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK



* UNTIL 1215 AM EDT



* AT 1106 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

THUNDERSTORM WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN 6 MILES EAST OF FINDLEY LAKE...OR 

ABOUT 18 MILES WEST OF JAMESTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. RADAR 

PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT THE RAIN IS FALLING AT THE 

RATE OF 2.5 TO 3.0 INCHES PER HOUR. THE AREA BETWEEN SHERMAN AND 

PANAMA WILL BE AFFECTED THE MOST BY THIS VERY HEAVY RAIN.  



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.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY 

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN 

BUFFALO.



LAT...LON 4214 7976 4202 7971 4207 7938 4228 7956



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