The National Weather Forecast has issued the following warning for our area: THREAT FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES... ANY STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN NEW YORK AND MUCH OF VERMONT WILL BE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED IN NATURE. HOWEVER...THE STORMS WILL BE VERY SLOW MOVING OR STATIONARY AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS WILL EASILY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. WATCH FOR RAPIDLY RISING RIVERS AND STREAMS...DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT...AND OBEY ANY INSTRUCTION FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS IN THE EVENT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR ANTICIPATED. THE AREAL COVERAGE OF STORMS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...THUS MAINTAINING THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Jul 2013 10:41:41 +0000