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WGUS61 KALY 231953
FFAALY

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
353 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

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NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-
EASTERN COLUMBIA-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...
LENOX...HOUSATONIC...HUNTER...TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...
COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...
CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...
KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...
POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...
MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...MILLERTON
353 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS EXPANDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN 
  CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND EAST CENTRAL NEW 
  YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHWESTERN 
  CONNECTICUT...NORTHERN LITCHFIELD AND SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD. IN 
  WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHERN BERKSHIRE AND SOUTHERN 
  BERKSHIRE. IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...EASTERN COLUMBIA... 
  EASTERN DUTCHESS...EASTERN GREENE...EASTERN ULSTER...WESTERN 
  COLUMBIA...WESTERN DUTCHESS...WESTERN GREENE AND WESTERN 
  ULSTER. 

* THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO TRACK ACROSS THE REGION
  THROUGH TONIGHT. BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY
  HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED. THE BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
  SHOULD TRACK SLOWLY EAST THROUGH EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN
  NEW ENGLAND THROUGH TONIGHT. THE GROUND ACROSS THE AREA IS WET
  FROM HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND THE PAST FEW DAYS. MANY AREAS
  SHOULD SEE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT LOCALIZED
  AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

* THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT STANDING WATER 
  ON ROADWAYS AND LOW SPOTS IN HILLY TERRAIN...ALONG WITH THE 
  POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED
ON CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING
SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

$$

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NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-
MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-
SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-
WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-NORTHERN FULTON-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...
MCKEEVER...NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...
ILION...HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...
DOLGEVILLE...GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...
SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...
WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...
NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...WEST GLENS FALLS...
HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...
JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...WEST BRATTLEBORO...
BELLOWS FALLS
353 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT... 
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... 
  EASTERN ALBANY...EASTERN RENSSELAER...EASTERN SCHENECTADY... 
  HAMILTON...MONTGOMERY...NORTHERN FULTON...NORTHERN HERKIMER... 
  NORTHERN SARATOGA...NORTHERN WARREN...NORTHERN WASHINGTON... 
  SCHOHARIE...SOUTHEAST WARREN...SOUTHERN FULTON...SOUTHERN 
  HERKIMER...SOUTHERN SARATOGA...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...WESTERN 
  ALBANY...WESTERN RENSSELAER AND WESTERN SCHENECTADY. IN 
  SOUTHERN VERMONT...BENNINGTON...EASTERN WINDHAM AND WESTERN 
  WINDHAM. 

* THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO TRACK ACROSS THE REGION
  THROUGH TONIGHT. BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY
  HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK
  BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD
  TRACK SLOWLY EAST THROUGH EASTERN NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT
  THROUGH TONIGHT. THE GROUND ACROSS THE AREA IS WET FROM HEAVY
  RAIN ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. MANY AREAS SHOULD SEE 1 TO 2
  INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4
  INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

* THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT STANDING WATER 
  ON ROADWAYS AND LOW SPOTS IN HILLY TERRAIN...ALONG WITH THE 
  POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED
ON CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING
SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

$$


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