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WGUS51 KALY 280912

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NYC035-043-057-281630-

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY

512 AM EDT FRI JUN 28 2013



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

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

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

@NWSALBANY.



&&



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



$$



TAW/GJM







