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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY

501 AM EDT WED SEP 8 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHEASTERN NASSAU COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK

  NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK



* UNTIL 630 AM EDT



* AT 458 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

A BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAIN NEARLY STATIONARY NORTH OF THE LONG ISLAND 

EXPRESSWAY. RAINFALL RATES OF OVER ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE 

AREAS.



SOME OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BROOKVILLE...DIX HILLS...

HICKSVILLE...MELVILLE...SMITHTOWN AND WOODBURY.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.  

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 4068 7363 4078 7313 4097 7315 4089 7367

      4075 7364

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