

972 

WGUS51 KALY 012028

FFWALY

NYC035-043-057-020230-

/O.NEW.KALY.FF.W.0028.130701T2028Z-130702T0230Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

428 PM EDT MON JUL 1 2013



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHWESTERN 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 CITIES OF...FONDA...CANAJOHARIE...



* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT



* AT 423 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  HEAVY RAIN FROM SLOW MOVING SHOWERS.  RADAR ESTIMATES UP TO        

  ONE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS EXTREME    

  SOUTHERN HERKIMER COUNTY. AS MORE SHOWERS DEVELOP AND MOVE         

  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF        

  RAIN IS POSSIBLE. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED FROM RECENT    

  HEAVY RAINFALL...THIS WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ST.

  JOHNSVILLE...MOHAWK...MIDDLEVILLE...FRANKFORT...EPHRATAH AND

  DOLGEVILLE



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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

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

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

@NWSALBANY.



&&



LAT...LON 4319 7509 4311 7466 4296 7434 4283 7456

      4283 7467 4289 7486 4289 7488 4283 7489

      4283 7494 4290 7509 4285 7514 4286 7522

      4292 7521 4303 7523



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