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NYC035-057-095-282215-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

1123 AM EST SUN NOV 28 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SCHOHARIE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COBLESKILL

  FULTON COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...JOHNSTOWN...GLOVERSVILLE

  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...FONDA...CANAJOHARIE...AMSTERDAM



* UNTIL 515 PM EST



* AT 1105 AM EST...VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS SOUTHERN       

  AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN MOHAWK AND SCHOHARIE VALLEYS

  WITH AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVING ALREADY FALLEN. THE RAIN WAS

  QUICKLY ADVANCING NORTH AND EAST.



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

  TRIBES HILL...SUMMIT...STRATFORD...ST. JOHNSVILLE...SHARON         

  SPRINGS...SCHOHARIE...RICHMONDVILLE...NORTH BLENHEIM...            

  MIDDLEBURGH...MAYFIELD...LIVINGSTONVILLE...JEFFERSON...HAGAMAN...  

  FORT PLAIN...FORT JOHNSON...EPHRATAH...CRANBERRY CREEK...CENTRAL   

  BRIDGE...CAROGA LAKE...BROADALBIN AND AMES.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



FLOODING IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ALONG SECTIONS OF THE

EAST CREEK...BOWMANS CREEK...CANAJOHARIE CREEK...OTSQUAGO CREEK...

BRIMSTONE CREEK...CRUM CREEK...SPRITE CREEK...TIMMERMAN CREEK...

NORTH CREEK...MOOSE CREEK...BACON BROOK...CAROGA CREEK...WEST STONY 

CREEK...AYERS CREEK...WEST KILL...SCHENEVUS CREEK...CHARLOTTE 

CREEK...BEAR KILL...CATSKILL CREEK...COBLESKILL CREEK...WHARTON 

HOLLOW CREEK...HOUSE CREEK AND FLAT CREEK. IN ADDITION OTHER 

SECTIONS OF OTHER STREAMS AND CREEKS ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HILLY 

TERRAIN WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE FLOODING.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



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 4251 7468 4243 7458 4237 7444 4241 7438

      4238 7429 4264 7422 4270 7418 4274 7433

      4279 7429 4290 7412 4296 7411 4306 7413

      4316 7414 4323 7419 4322 7432 4326 7470

      4318 7469 4310 7476 4301 7473 4290 7475

      4285 7465 4269 7463



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