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WGUS51 KBUF 122130
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
530 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL ONTARIO COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 830 PM EDT
* AT 526 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
NEARLY STATIONARY THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE
WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT THIS STORM HAS ALREADY PRODUCED
AS MUCH AS 1.5 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH ANY ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL LIKELY TO LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.
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.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 4274 7760 4286 7757 4286 7755 4288 7755
4288 7734 4274 7734
JJR
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