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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
1253 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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DELAWARE NY-
1253 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL DELAWARE COUNTY...

AT 1245 PM EDT...DELAWARE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS 
REPORTED SEVERE FLASH FLOODING IN THE ARKVILLE...FLEISCHMANNS...
AND MARGARETVILLE AREAS. NUMEROUS HOMES...ROADS AND BRIDGES WERE 
AFFECTED BY FLOOD WATERS. HELICOPTER RESCUES WERE TAKING PLACE OF 
PEOPLE ON ROOFTOPS. THE HEAVY RAINS WERE FINALLY TAPERING OFF TO 
SCATTERED SHOWERS SO ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. BUT 
RUNOFF FROM THE RAINS FROM EARLIER TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE 
MAJOR FLOODING UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF THIS AFTERNOON. 

WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY...PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL
AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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.

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LAT...LON 4216 7445 4214 7451 4214 7453 4212 7456
      4211 7458 4218 7458 4220 7452 4217 7445

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DJN