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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

1206 PM EST SUN NOV 28 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SARATOGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SARATOGA SPRINGS...MECHANICVILLE...

  CLIFTON PARK



* UNTIL 600 PM EST



* AT 1153 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  

  VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS SARATOGA COUNTY WITH AMOUNTS    

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

  TO ADVANCE NORTH AND EAST.



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

  LAKE...ROCK CITY FALLS...MILTON...GALWAY...EDINBURG...DAY CENTER...

  CORINTH AND BALLSTON SPA.



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

WARNED AREA.



FLOODING IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ALONG SECTIONS OF THE

DALY CREEK...HANS CREEK...WEST VLY CREEK...DAYTON CREEK...HEATH

BROOK...STONY BROOK...WOLF CREEK...KAYADEROSSERAS CREEK...CADMEN

CREEK...STEELE CREEK...BATCHELLER CREEK...GORDONS CREEK...GLOWEGEE 

CREEK...BALLSTON CREEK...ANTHONY KILL AND DWAAS KILL. 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 4280 7383 4279 7378 4281 7374 4279 7368

      4289 7369 4298 7364 4307 7360 4329 7362

      4326 7373 4323 7375 4323 7383 4339 7389

      4336 7415 4313 7412 4297 7408 4293 7400

      4291 7390 4286 7389



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