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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY

131 PM EDT FRI JUL 23 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY

  EASTERN ROCKLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK



* UNTIL 330 PM EDT



* AT 131 PM EDT...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR

  BERGENFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.



* THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE NEAR... 

  8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RIDGEWOOD AROUND 140 PM

  NORWOOD AROUND 210 PM

  TAPPAN AROUND 225 PM

  ORANGEBURG AND 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PEARL RIVER AROUND 235 PM

  ORANGEBURG AROUND 240 PM

  7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NANUET AROUND 245 PM



SOME OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ENGLEWOOD...FORT LEE...

HAWTHORNE...ORADELL...POMONA AND UPPER NYACK.



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 4089 7415 4078 7398 4098 7391 4115 7390

      4132 7399 4114 7411

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