THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS UPGRADED THE * FLASH FLOOD WARNING TO A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EMERGENCY... 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 1230 PM EDT * AT 503 AM EDT...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED FROM HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA IN SOUTHERN HERKIMER COUNTY. LOCAL FIRE OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED SWIFT WATER RESCUES ARE UNDERWAY. PLEASE SEEK HIGHER GROUND AND HELP FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT IF IMPACTED FROM THE FLASH FLOODING. WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WITH NUMEROUS ROADS WASHED OUT AND STREAMS AND CREEKS OUT OF THEIR BANKS. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MIDDLEVILLE...MOHAWK...ILION...HERKIMER...AND THE TOWN OF FAIRFIELD... 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. 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 12:07:58 +0000
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