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WGUS71 KBOX 130131
FFSBOX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
931 PM EDT SAT SEP 12 2009
MAC001-023-130215-
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PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-
931 PM EDT SAT SEP 12 2009
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL BARNSTABLE AND EAST CENTRAL PLYMOUTH COUNTIES...
RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY HOWEVER SPOTTERS INDICATE
NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES MOSTLY IN THE WAREHAM AND BOURNE VICINITY
IN SOUTHEASTERN PLYMOUTH AND WESTERN BARNSTABLE COUNTIES WITH RUNOFF
STILL CAUSING FLOODED CONDITIONS. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE ALMOST
SEVEN INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THIS AREA.
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.
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.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
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.
LAT...LON 4171 7063 4172 7064 4173 7063 4173 7065
4183 7075 4194 7055 4185 7052 4182 7054
4178 7050 4177 7050
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