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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

745 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ULSTER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SAUGERTIES...NEW PALTZ...KINGSTON...

  ELLENVILLE



* UNTIL 145 PM EDT



* AT 733 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS PARTS 

  OF ULSTER COUNTY.



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

  OLIVEBRIDGE...MOUNT TREMPER...WOODSTOCK...WEST SHOKAN...WEST

  HURLEY...TILLSON...PORT EWEN...PHOENICIA...NAPANOCH...LAKE

  KATRINE...KERHONKSON...HURLEY AND HIGHLAND.



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

WARNED AREA.



FLOODING IS EXPECTED THROUGH MID DAY ALONG SECTIONS OF THE ESOPUS 

CREEK AND ITS TRIBUTARIES AS WELL AS SECTIONS OF THE LUCAS 

KILL...HIGH FALLS BROOK...DRY BROOK...PLATTEKILL CREEK...STONY CLOVE 

CREEK...THE BEAVER KILL...ALDER CREEK...AND THE PANTHER 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 4175 7456 4162 7435 4165 7426 4160 7416

      4163 7411 4160 7398 4170 7395 4192 7396

      4213 7393 4215 7399 4209 7408 4211 7430

      4216 7445 4203 7479 4187 7445



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