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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

442 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SCHOHARIE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COBLESKILL



* UNTIL 1030 AM EDT



* AT 430 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2.5 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN       

  ACROSS PARTS OF SCHOHARIE COUNTY.



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

  SUMMIT...SHARON SPRINGS...SCHOHARIE...RICHMONDVILLE...NORTH

  BLENHEIM...MIDDLEBURGH...LIVINGSTONVILLE...JEFFERSON...GILBOA AND

  CENTRAL BRIDGE.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

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

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF SCHOHARIE COUNTY INTO THE 

EARLY MORNING HOURS.



FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS MORNING ALONG SECTIONS OF THE 

CHARLOTTE CREEK...SCHENEVUS CREEK...THE WEST KILL...WHARTON HOLLOW 

CREEK...THE MINE KILL...THE COBLESKILL CREEK...HOUSE CREEK...BETTY 

BROOK...MILL CREEK AND PANTHER 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 4252 7471 4244 7461 4237 7444 4238 7426

      4256 7424 4265 7418 4270 7417 4272 7432

      4278 7428 4277 7437 4276 7445 4278 7451

      4282 7464 4274 7466 4263 7462



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