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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

134 PM EST SUN NOV 28 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BENNINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...BENNINGTON...ARLINGTON



* UNTIL 730 PM EST



* AT 122 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR

  INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS BENNINGTON COUNTY     

  WITH AMOUNTS OF HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH HAVING ALREADY FALLEN. THE

  RAIN WAS CONTINUING TO ADVANCE NORTH AND EAST.



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

  SHAFTSBURY...READSBORO...MANCHESTER CENTER AND DORSET.



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

WARNED AREA.



FLOODING IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ALONG SECTIONS OF THE

HOWE POND BROOK...PARAN CREEK...COLD SPRING BROOK...WHITE CREEK...

FAYVILLE BROOK...BICKFORD HOLLOW BROOK...LAMB BROOK AND CHUNKS 

BROOK. IN ADDITION 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 4275 7327 4275 7294 4291 7293 4293 7302

      4302 7301 4313 7301 4312 7288 4329 7283

      4331 7325 4282 7328



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