-Chris THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED AN * - TopicsExpress



          

-Chris THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... ALBANY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WATERVLIET...LATHAM...DELMAR... COLONIE...COHOES...ALBANY... RENSSELAER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TROY...RENSSELAER...NASSAU...HOOSICK FALLS...EAST GREENBUSH... SOUTHERN SARATOGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SARATOGA SPRINGS...MECHANICVILLE... CLIFTON PARK... SCHENECTADY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SCOTIA...SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM... SCHOHARIE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COBLESKILL... SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK... BERKSHIRE COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON... * UNTIL 645 AM EDT * AT 1251 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE REGION. SOME EMBEDDED HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN SOME SPOTS. THE RUNOFF COULD LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...URBAN AREAS AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS...AS WELL AS PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS. MINOR FLOODING WILL ESPECIALLY BE POSSIBLE FOR SPOTTY LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVED RAINFALL EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. 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. 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 FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 05:02:34 +0000

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