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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

730 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BENNINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...BENNINGTON...ARLINGTON

  WINDHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TOWNSHEND...STRATTON...LONDONDERRY...

  BRATTLEBORO



* UNTIL 115 PM EDT



* AT 715 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN         

  ACROSS PARTS OF BENNINGTON AND WINDHAM COUNTIES.



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

  SHAFTSBURY...WILMINGTON...WEST WARDSBORO...VERNON...SAXTONS

  RIVER...READSBORO...PUTNEY...NEWFANE...MANCHESTER CENTER...GUILFORD

  CENTER AND DORSET.



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 SOUTHERN VERMONT THROUGH 

MID DAY.



FLOODING IS EXPECTED THROUGH MID DAY ALONG SECTIONS OF THE LILY 

BROOK...WEAVER BROOK...HALL BROOK...ATHENS BROOK...NEGUS 

BROOK...OBRIEN BROOK...MILL BROOK...ELLIS BROOK...STILES 

BROOK...BAKER BROOK...SIMPSON CREEK...COWAN BROOK...MEDBURY 

BROOK...HOWE POND BROOK...LAMB BROOK...ROARING BROOK...BROAD BROOK 

AND YAW POND BROOK.



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.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

ALBANY.



LAT...LON 4276 7326 4273 7248 4287 7257 4304 7248

      4323 7246 4321 7269 4323 7280 4329 7286

      4331 7322 4307 7326



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