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WGUS71 KBUF 100129
FFSBUF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
929 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

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ALLEGANY NY-CATTARAUGUS NY-
929 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CATTARAUGUS AND SOUTHWESTERN ALLEGANY COUNTIES...

AT 925 PM EDT...2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN NEAR PORTVILLE AND 
OLEAN OVER THE PAST THREE HOURS. THIS HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT 
FLOODING IN THE AREA. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS 
ENDED...CREEKS AND STREAM MAY STILL CONTINUE TO RISE FOR THE NEXT 
HOUR OR TWO AS RAINFALL RUNS OFF. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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.

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LAT...LON 4200 7857 4216 7841 4217 7809 4201 7813

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