Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Lower Saranac Lake, NY ∙ Boundary Peak, NY ∙ Basin Mountain, NY ∙ Elizabethtown, NY ∙ Severance, NY ∙ Saint Armand, NY ∙ Mount Skylight, NY ∙ Olmstedville, NY ∙ Dix Mountain, NY ∙ Ampersand Mountain, NY

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Burlington VT 350 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2024 The National Weather Service in Burlington has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Essex County in northern New York... South Central Franklin County in northern New York... * Until 945 PM EDT. * At 350 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 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... Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Wilmington, Elizabethtown, Keene, Minerva, Newcomb, Mount Marcy, Keene Valley, Schroon Lake, Jay In Essex County, North Elba, North Hudson, Mount Van Hoevenberg, Tahawus, Mount Van Hoevenburg Recreation Area, St. Huberts, Underwood, Schroon Falls and Ray Brook. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. && LAT...LON 4437 7411 4444 7360 4380 7353 4374 7406 4380 7405 4383 7415 4381 7421 4393 7434 4397 7426 4412 7428 4410 7453 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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