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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY

649 PM EDT TUE SEP 28 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY CONTINUES THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY

  ESSEX COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY

  HUDSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY

  UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY

  ROCKLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK

  BRONX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK

  NEW YORK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK

  KINGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK

  RICHMOND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK

  QUEENS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK

  PASSAIC COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY     

  WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK



* UNTIL 845 PM EDT



* AT 647 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING OVER THE AREA...MOVING ONLY SLOWLY EAST.     

  BETWEEN 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THIS       

  AREA. WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH IN ONE HOUR...          

  FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND POOR DRAINAGE AND       

  LOW LYING AREA ROADWAYS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. 



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

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



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. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



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TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

UPTON NY.



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      4134 7353 4133 7391 4119 7417

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