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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY

417 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK

  PUTNAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK



* UNTIL 615 PM EDT



* AT 415 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS OVER NORTHWESTERN 

ORANGE COUNTY AND PUTNAM COUNTY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER 

RADAR INDICATES THAT SOME LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING AREA HAVE 

ALREADY RECEIVED OVER AN INCH OF RAIN. THESE STORMS CONTINUE TO 

PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR. THE SLOW 

MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS MEANS THAT HEAVY RAIN WILL REMAIN OVER THE 

SAME AREAS FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME...INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR 

DANGEROUS FLOODING TO DEVELOP.



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.



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          4154 7358 4164 7430

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