THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS EXTENDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... DUTCHESS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RHINEBECK...POUGHKEEPSIE... * UNTIL 900 PM EDT * AT 525 PM EDT...FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA. THERE HAS BEEN REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING IN THE TOWNS OF CLINTON AND PLEASANT VALLEY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STANFORDVILLE...STAATSBURG...MILLERTON AND POUGHKEEPSIE. 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 4159 7395 4168 7394 4177 7395 4193 7391 4195 7386 4196 7349 4161 7352 4153 7400 -WXM-
Posted on: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 21:30:12 +0000
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