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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

1225 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GREENE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HUNTER



* UNTIL 615 AM EDT



* AT 1210 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH    

  FLOODING ALONG ROUTE 296 IN THE TOWN OF WINDHAM AS A POND HAD      

  OVERFLOWED ONTO THE ROAD.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NEW

  BALTIMORE...WINDHAM AND PRATTSVILLE.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED 

AREA AS RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...ALONG WITH SOME EMBEDDED 

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER GREENE COUNTY FOR THE REMAINDER OF 

THE NIGHT.



FLOODING IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT ALONG SECTIONS OF THE STONY CLOVE 

CREEK...BUSHNELLSVILLE CREEK...THE WEST KILL...THE EAST 

KILL...CATSKILL CREEK...STONY BROOK...BASIC CREEK...THORP 

CREEK...COB CREEK...BOWERY CREEK...THE PLATTE KILL...BATAVIA 

KILL...SHINGLE KILL AND GOOSEBERRY CREEK.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

ALBANY.



LAT...LON 4220 7452 4211 7409 4219 7404 4218 7397

      4214 7393 4245 7379 4241 7417 4236 7426

      4235 7435 4236 7441



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