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WGUS51 KOKX 242028

FFWOKX

NYC087-240100-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY

330 PM EST WED DEC 24 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS CONTINUED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ROCKLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK



* UNTIL 800 PM EST



* AT 3:30 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE RAINFALL FALLING ACROSS THE AREA...MOVING 

NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. 



AT 3:15 PM...THE MAHWAH RIVER AT SUFFERN WAS AT 5.01 FEET AND 

RISING. FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN 

ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED 

ALONG THE MAHWAH RIVER AT LEAST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS 

LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE.



SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL RECEDE QUICKLY AND RETURN WITHIN THEIR 

BANKS LATER THIS EVENING.



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 4115 7420 4109 7413 4101 7390 4129 7399



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000 

WGUS51 KOKX 242028

FFWOKX

NYC087-240100-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY

330 PM EST WED DEC 24 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS CONTINUED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ROCKLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK



* UNTIL 800 PM EST



* AT 3:30 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE RAINFALL FALLING ACROSS THE AREA...MOVING 

NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. 



AT 3:15 PM...THE MAHWAH RIVER AT SUFFERN WAS AT 5.01 FEET AND 

RISING. FLOOD STAGE IS 4.0 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN 

ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED 

ALONG THE MAHWAH RIVER AT LEAST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS 

LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE.



SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL RECEDE QUICKLY AND RETURN WITHIN THEIR 

BANKS LATER THIS EVENING.



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 4115 7420 4109 7413 4101 7390 4129 7399



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