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WGUS71 KBUF 241245

FFSBUF

NYC009-013-241315-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY

845 AM EDT MON MAY 24 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CATTARAUGUS AND CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES 

HAS EXPIRED...



AT 840 AM EDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAD EXITED CATTARAUGUS AND 

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST.  THE CHAUTAUQUA 

COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED BASEMENT FLOODING AND WATER OVER ROADS IN 

JAMESTOWN.  THE CATTARAUGUS COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED THAT ROUTE 16... 

ABOUT A QUARTER MILE SOUTH OF ISCHUA...WAS FLOODING WITH FIRE 

OFFICIALS ON THE SCENE.  ADDITIONALLY...A SPOTTER NEAR ELLICOTTVILLE 

REPORTED A LOCAL STREAM CAME OUT OF ITS BANKS AND MOVED DEBRIS DOWN 

THE SLOPE OF A HILL.



WITH RAIN SUBSIDING...AND ANY FLOODING SPOTTY...THE FLASH FLOOD 

WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  STILL...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. IN HILLY TERRAIN 

THERE ARE MANY LOW WATER CROSSINGS...AND IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES 

OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA 

WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET.





LAT...LON 4200 7975 4223 7976 4249 7936 4244 7891

          4252 7832 4205 7833 4200 7938



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