...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR WESTERN SCHOHARIE COUNTY... AT 557 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES IN THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN COBLESKILL AND RICHMONDVILLE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED SOUTH OF THE REGION WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE BEFORE SUNSET. RESIDENTS AND MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO FOLLOW LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DIRECTIONS AND ROAD CLOSURE SIGNS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN SCHOHARIE AND CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTIES... AT 547 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED. HOWEVER...RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF 3 TO 4 INCHES HAS FALLEN WITH A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP AND RESULT IN INCREASING WATER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. 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.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:14:54 +0000