Flood Warning for Columbia, NY; Greene, NY; Ulster, NY
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What is happening
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. Impacts: Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage...
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe.
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Bulletin details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...A portion of east central New York, including the following counties, Columbia, Greene and Ulster. * WHEN...Until 1000 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems in urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 548 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 5 and 9 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.2 inches are possible in the warned area. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Hudson, Catskill, Saugerties, New Baltimore, Coxsackie, Athens, Saugerties South, Cairo, Veteran, Stuyvesant, Germantown, Centerville, Leeds, Jefferson Heights, Cauterskill, South Cairo, Cairo Junction, Hamburg Light, Limestreet and Kiskatom. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Warning issued July 30 at 5:48AM EDT until July 30 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Albany NY
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Flood Warning issued July 29 at 7:23PM EDT until July 30 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Albany NY
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Flood Warning issued July 29 at 1:43PM EDT until July 29 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
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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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