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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

800 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BERKSHIRE COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT

  BARRINGTON



* UNTIL 200 PM EDT



* AT 750 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES ACROSS PARTS OF BERKSHIRE

  COUNTY.



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

  WILLIAMSTOWN...SHEFFIELD...SAVOY...SANDISFIELD...OTIS...NEW

  ASHFORD...LENOX...LEE...HOUSATONIC...FLORIDA...CHESHIRE...BECKET...

  ASHLEY FALLS AND ADAMS.



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

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

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY THROUGH 

MID DAY.



FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR THROUGH MID DAY ALONG SECTIONS OF THE 

WHITING RIVER...KONKAPOT RIVER...UMPACHENE RIVER...SWANN 

BROOK...GOOSE POND BROOK...BALDWIN BROOK...FURNACE BROOK...PARKER 

BROOK...BERRY POND CREEK...MOUNT LEBANON BROOK...TRIBUTARIES OF THE 

HOOSIC RIVER...LILLY BROOK...WHITMAN BROOK...DANIELS BROOK AND TOWN 

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.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

ALBANY.



LAT...LON 4205 7349 4204 7307 4216 7308 4217 7303

      4227 7303 4238 7309 4241 7302 4249 7300

      4265 7297 4274 7304 4273 7325 4249 7334



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