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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

710 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ALBANY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WATERVLIET...LATHAM...DELMAR...

  COLONIE...COHOES...ALBANY

  COLUMBIA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...HUDSON...CHATHAM

  RENSSELAER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TROY...RENSSELAER...NASSAU...HOOSICK

  FALLS...EAST GREENBUSH



* UNTIL 100 PM EDT



* AT 657 AM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED RAINFALL    

  AMOUNTS OF 2.5 TO 4.5 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF ALBANY...RENSSELAER    

  AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES WITH COUNTY ROUTE 102 IN THE TOWN OF         

  COEYMANS DUE TO FLOODING ALONG THE HANNACROIS CREEK.



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

  CENTER BRUNSWICK...WYANTSKILL...WYNANTSKILL...WEST SAND LAKE...

  VOORHEESVILLE...VALATIE...STEPHENTOWN...SELKIRK...RAVENA...PRESTON

  HOLLOW...PHILMONT...NEW LEBANON...MENANDS...LOUDONVILLE...

  LIVINGSTON...KINDERHOOK...GUILDERLAND...GREEN ISLAND...GRAFTON...

  FEURA BUSH...COPAKE...CLERMONT...CLAVERACK...CASTLETON-ON-HUDSON...

  BERNE...BERLIN...AVERILL PARK...AUSTERLITZ...ANCRAM AND ALTAMONT.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



FLOODING IS EXPECTED THROUGH MID DAY ALONG SECTIONS OF THE TENMILE 

CREEK...HANNACROIS CREEK...EIGHTMILE CREEK...CATSKILL CREEK...BLACK 

CREEK...TAGHKANIC CREEK...KINDERHOOK CREEK...VALATIE 

KILL...WYOMANOCK CREEK...THE ROELIFF JANSEN KILL...KRONK 

BROOK...EAST BROOK...THE QUACKEN KILL...BLACK BROOK AND THE POESTEN 

KILL.



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 4242 7423 4247 7376 4230 7377 4209 7392

      4202 7372 4200 7354 4241 7340 4265 7332

      4293 7328 4293 7363 4276 7366 4277 7377

      4273 7414 4260 7417



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