-Chris BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD - TopicsExpress



          

-Chris BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1232 AM EDT FRI JUN 28 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... WESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK... SOUTHERN HERKIMER COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS...ILION...HERKIMER... WESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CANAJOHARIE... * UNTIL 630 AM EDT * AT 1227 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. PARTS OF THE AREA HAVE SATURATED SOILS FROM HEAVY RAINFALL THE PAST FEW DAYS. THIS RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE ROAD CLOSURES AND WASHOUTS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STRATFORD...POLAND...OHIO...NORTHWOOD...NEWPORT AND COLD BROOK PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. 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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. 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. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT [email protected] FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.ALBANY.GOV OR TWITTER @NWSALBANY.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 04:35:12 +0000

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