750
WGUS71 KOKX 101257
FFSOKX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
757 AM EST WED JAN 10 2024
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NEW LONDON CT-
757 AM EST WED JAN 10 2024
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FITCHVILLE POND DAM ON THE YANTIC
RIVER REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR CENTRAL
NEW LONDON COUNTY...
AT 757 AM EST, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THE POTENTIAL FAILURE
FAILURE OF FITCHVILLE POND DAM.
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING FROM THE POTENTIAL
FAILURE OF FITCHVILLE POND DAM.
SOURCE...COUNTY DISPATCH.
IMPACT...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF AREAS DOWNSTREAM FROM
THE FITCHVILLE POND DAM ALONG THE YANTIC RIVER.
THE NEAREST DOWNSTREAM TOWN IS FITCHVILLE, LOCATED 0.1 MILE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
PEARSON BROOK AND YANTIC RIVER.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG THE YANTIC RIVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
IF YOU ARE IN LOW LYING AREAS BELOW THE FITCHVILLE POND DAM YOU
SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
LAT...LON 4156 7217 4157 7216 4157 7215 4156 7215
4155 7216
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
DAM FAILURE...IMMINENT
DBR
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