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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY

1217 PM EST WED DEC 24 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ROCKLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK



* UNTIL 415 PM EST



* AT 1212 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL FALLING ACROSS THE 

AREA...NMOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. 



AT NOON...THE MAHWAH RIVER AT SUFFERN WAS AT 3.69 FEET AND RISING 

RAPIDLY. FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE 

ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR AND REMAIN THERE FOR SEVERAL 

HOURS. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG THE MAHWAH RIVER AT LEAST 

THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY 

RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE.



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.



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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 4115 7420 4109 7413 4101 7390 4129 7399

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