Cornwall Weather - Warnings / Advisories

FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 246 AM EDT THU JUL 24 2008

  BENNINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT...
  BERKSHIRE COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...
  WINDHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT...
  LITCHFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...
* UNTIL 1045 AM EDT
* AT 246 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO
  INDICATE RAIN SHOWERS...WITH SOME EMBEDDED
  THUNDERSTORMS...TRACKING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.  AN ADDITIONAL
  BATCH OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRACK NORTH AND IMPACT
  LITCHFIELD COUNTY AFTER 4 AM...BERKSHIRE COUNTY AFTER 5 AM AND
  INTO SOUTHERN VERMONT TOWARD 6 AM.
LATEST FORECAST PROJECTIONS SUGGEST PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...RESULTING IN MANY SMALL STREAMS
REACHING OR EXCEEDING BANKFULL.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN
AROUND...DONT DROWN.  BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS
HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT
ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 4272 7259 4273 7301 4263 7294 4238 7300
      4237 7306 4227 7299 4209 7306 4198 7302
      4196 7289 4181 7295 4179 7301 4164 7297
      4151 7316 4152 7345 4168 7351 4205 7348
      4273 7326 4330 7324 4324 7253 4321 7243
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BGM/SND

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FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 411 AM EDT THU JUL 24 2008

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* ALL OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. THIS
  INCLUDES THE CAPITAL DISTRICT...MOHAWK VALLEY...HUDSON
  VALLEY...CATSKILLS...ADIRONDACKS...SOUTHERN GREEN
  MOUNTAINS...BERKSHIRES AND NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT.
* THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
* A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY ORIENTED SOUTH TO NORTH
  WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN TO DRIFT EAST LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. AN
  ABUNDANCE OF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE ADVANCING NORTHWARD ALONG
  THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY...WITH THE MOST PERSISTENT RAINFALL
  EXPECTED FROM THE HUDSON RIVER VALLEY EASTWARD.
* FROM THE HUDSON RIVER VALLEY EASTWARD INTO WESTERN NEW
  ENGLAND...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BY FRIDAY MORNING ARE
  EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 1 TO 3 INCHES...ALONG WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY WHERE EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
  PERSIST. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON
  AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS...AND MAY LEAD TO SOME FLOODING. FOR
  AREAS FURTHER TO THE NORTHWEST...INCLUDING THE WESTERN MOHAWK
  VALLEY AND WESTERN ADIRONDACKS...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
  ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS...GENERALLY UP TO ONE INCH. THIS MAY
  STILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW
  LYING...POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...AND IN AREAS ADJACENT TO SMALL
  STREAMS AND CREEKS.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED FOR
FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON THIS
DEVELOPING SITUATION.
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KL/BGM/SND

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