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WGUS71 KALY 230404
FFSALY

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1204 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009

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HERKIMER NY-
1204 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2009

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL HERKIMER COUNTY...

AT 1159 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS...LOCAL ENFORCEMENT...AND 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED NUMEROUS ROADS AND ROUTES CLOSED DUE 
TO FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.  THE RAIN HAS MOVED EAST OF 
THE WARNED AREA...AND THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING HAS 
DIMINISHED. HOWEVER...IT WILL TAKE TIME FOR THE WATERS TO RECEDE.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LITTLE FALLS

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.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT
ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.

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LAT...LON 4297 7501 4310 7496 4307 7482 4290 7483
      4289 7486 4289 7488 4287 7488 4285 7492
      4291 7513

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