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NYC039-280915-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

1126 PM EDT SAT SEP 27 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK



* UNTIL 515 AM EDT



* AT 1114 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN TRAINING

  ACROSS WESTERN GREENE COUNTY WITH RADAR ESTIMATES OF 2 TO

  4 INCHES ACROSS THIS AREA AND ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...

  WINDHAM...EAST JEWETT...ELKA PARK...LEXINGTON AND WEST KILL



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE 

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE OF 

PARTICULAR CONCERN...BATAVIA KILL...WEST KILL...HUNTERSFIELD CREEK 

AND BUSHNELLSVILLE CREEK.



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.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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