

450 

WGUS71 KALY 281236

FFSALY



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

836 AM EDT FRI JUN 28 2013



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MONTGOMERY NY-FULTON NY-HERKIMER NY-

836 AM EDT FRI JUN 28 2013



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING AND FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY REMAINS IN EFFECT 

UNTIL 1230 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN HERKIMER...WESTERN FULTON AND WESTERN 

MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...



AT 823 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AS WELL AS TRAINED 

SPOTTERS AND THE PUBLIC REPORTED LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING 

FROM HEAVY RAIN THROUGHOUT THE WARNED AREA. LOCAL FIRE OFFICIALS 

HAVE REPORTED SWIFT WATER RESCUES ARE UNDERWAY. SIGNIFICANT FLASH 

FLOODING IS ONGOING IN THE TOWN OF FORT PLAIN WITH 50 TO 100 PEOPLE 

TRAPPED IN HOMES. SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO OCCURRING IN 

THE TOWNS OF CANAJOHARIE AND ST. JOHNSVILLE WITH MULTIPLE STRUCTURES 

BEING AFFECTED. NUMEROUS ROADS ARE WASHED OUT AND IMPASSABLE MAKING 

TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. NUMEROUS STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE ALSO OUT 

OF THEIR BANKS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION! 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

CANAJOHARIE...KAST BRIDGE...FORT PLAIN...FAIRFIELD...LITTLE 

FALLS...MIDDLEVILLE AND ST. JOHNSVILLE.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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.



PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT

ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV...ON FACEBOOK AT

WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.ALBANY.GOV OR TWITTER

@NWSALBANY.



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LAT...LON 4322 7508 4326 7516 4330 7515 4334 7509

      4346 7510 4346 7479 4334 7487 4324 7458

      4323 7451 4279 7449 4289 7486 4282 7490

      4290 7509 4285 7514 4286 7522 4289 7521

      4306 7522



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