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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY

536 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY



* UNTIL 730 PM EDT



* AT 537 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF BERGEN COUNTY.



* ALL AREAS OF EASTERN BERGEN COUNTY SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR 

RAINFALL RATES OF NEARLY 2 INCHES PER HOUR...WHICH WILL LIKELY CAUSE 

MAJOR FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS. CITIES LIKELY TO SEE 

THE HEAVIEST RAIN AND WORST FLOODING WILL BE 

BERGENFIELD...TEANECK...AND RIDGEFIELD PARK.



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.



LAT...LON 4085 7408 4081 7398 4085 7396 4087 7394

          4091 7393 4092 7391 4099 7394



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