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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service New York NY
550 PM EDT Fri Sep 29 2023

The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Western Suffolk County in southeastern New York...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 550 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 
  1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen so far in western portions of 
  the warning area. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.5 inches in 
  1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible 
  in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

  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...
  Centereach, Shirley, Medford, Ronkonkoma, Stony Brook, Patchogue, 
  Middle Island, Port Jefferson, Coram, Holbrook, Sayville, 
  Farmingville, Mastic, Rocky Point, Mastic Beach, Mount Sinai, 
  Yaphank, Brookhaven National Laboratory, East Patchogue and Lake 
  Ronkonkoma.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 4097 7317 4097 7284 4074 7282 4065 7314
      4067 7314 4068 7305 4073 7294 4074 7300
      4072 7302 4070 7310 4071 7311 4069 7313
      4068 7315 4080 7316

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

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