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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

1137 AM EST MON OCT 27 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK



* UNTIL 330 PM EST



* AT 1136 AM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN IN GREENE COUNTY.



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

  WINDHAM...CLIMAX...EAST JEWETT...HIGH FALLS...LEEDS...LEXINGTON...

  ROUND TOP AND SURPRISE



DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN IN THE 

PAST SEVERAL HOURS OVER PARTS OF GREENE COUNTY.  WITH THE SLOW 

MOVING FRONT...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 3 PM 

TODAY ACROSS THE COUNTY.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN 

EXCESS OF 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE



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.



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.



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