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WGUS71 KOKX 181453

FFSOKX

NYC103-181630-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY

1051 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2004





...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1230 PM EDT FOR SUFFOLK 

COUNTY...



HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN SUFFOLK COUNTY 

WITH RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM 

THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.



SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL RAPIDLY FLOOD...POSSIBLY WASHING OUT

ROADS AND FLOODING NEARBY LOW AREAS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.



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