- Flash Flood Warning for Essex County, New York
- Flash Flood Warning issued January 31 at 9:13AM EST until January 31 at 10:45AM EST by NWS
- Effective: Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 9:13 a.m.
- Expires: Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 10:45 a.m.
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM EST FOR
EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL CLINTON AND NORTH CENTRAL ESSEX COUNTIES IN
NORTHERN NEW YORK...
AN ICE JAM WAS WORKING ITS WAY DOWN THE EAST BRANCH OF THE AUSABLE
THROUGH AUSABLE FORKS...AND HAS MOVED INTO THE AUSABLE RIVER EAST OF
AUSABLE FORKS. REPORTS FROM EMERGENCY SERVICES AND RIVER GAGE DATA
INDICATE THE JAM WAS MOVING DOWNSTREAM...AND WILL LIKELY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING AS IT PASSES THROUGH CLINTONVILLE AND KEESEVILLE.
IF YOU ENCOUNTER FLOODING...SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY PLEASE REPORT ANY FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1 800 8 6 3 4 2 7 9...OR BY SUBMITTING
A STORM REPORT AT WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON.