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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY

729 PM EDT FRI JUN 25 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HUDSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY

  BRONX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK

  NEW YORK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK

  KINGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK

  RICHMOND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK

  QUEENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK



* UNTIL 900 PM EDT



* AT 730 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  ADDITIONAL CLUSTERS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING

  SLOWLY EAST TOWARD AND OVER NEW YORK CITY. RAINFALL RATES RANGING 

  FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD 

  FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.



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 OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO 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.



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