THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD - TopicsExpress



          

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... GREENE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...HUNTER...CATSKILL... ULSTER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SAUGERTIES...NEW PALTZ...KINGSTON... ELLENVILLE... * UNTIL 1215 PM EDT * AT 613 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN FROM SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AS MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRAIN ACROSS ULSTER AND GREENE COUNTY AS THEY CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOODLAND VALLEY CAMPGROUND...OLIVEBRIDGE...NORTH-SOUTH LAKE CAMPGROUND... MOUNT TREMPER...LANESVILLE...KENNETH L WILSON CAMPGROUND...HIGH FALLS...WOODSTOCK...WINDHAM...WEST SHOKAN...WEST HURLEY... PRATTSVILLE...PORT EWEN...PHOENICIA...LAKE KATRINE...HURLEY AND COXSACKIE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. 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. 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. && LAT...LON 4161 7412 4158 7412 4160 7424 4162 7426 4159 7437 4164 7440 4174 7458 4187 7447 4199 7475 4203 7476 4217 7446 4221 7454 4236 7443 4235 7428 4240 7422 4245 7379 4230 7379 4218 7390 4204 7395 4158 7396 -WXM-
Posted on: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 10:20:02 +0000

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