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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

525 PM EDT TUE APR 13 2004



   LITCHFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT



AT 500 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

RAIN IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY.



THERE WERE REPORTS OF PONDING ON ROADS AND SOME SMALL STREAMS WERE 

NEAR BANKFULL. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL MOVE OUT OF THE COUNTY BY 600 

PM.  MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT 

UNTIL 600 PM WEDNESDAY.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS. IF 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.



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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LAT...LON 4203 7288 4164 7298 4151 7344 4167 7351

          4203 7349

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