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Flash Flood Warning for Dutchess, NY; Ulster, NY

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Dutchess, Ulster
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What is happening

At 458 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to...

What the bulletin says to do

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report flooding to the National Weather Service by email at [email protected]... On Facebook at www.facebook.com/nwsalbany or twitter @nwsalbany.

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Bulletin details

At 458 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Poughkeepsie, New Paltz, Rhinebeck, Hyde Park, Highland, Staatsburg, Fairview, Port Ewen, Tillson, Lloyd, Esopus, Norrie Heights, Union Center, Plutarch, Haviland, Rifton, Dashville, Ellerslie, Highland Landing and Dewitt Mills.

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 4:58PM EDT until July 21 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Albany NY

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 3:53PM EDT until July 21 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Albany NY

    Official revision

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Albany NY. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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