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WGUS81 KALY 081435
FLSALY

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
935 AM EST SAT NOV 8 2008

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935 AM EST SAT NOV 8 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  CENTRAL SARATOGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SARATOGA SPRINGS...

* UNTIL 1115 AM EST SUNDAY

* AT 924 AM EST SATURDAY...SARATOGA COUNTY EMERGENCY
  MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO REPORT A TEMPORARY LAKE
  BEHIND A BOX CULVERT CLOGGED WITH BEAVER DEBRIS. THE BOX
  CULVERT IS UNDER RAILROAD TRACKS AND ON THE KAYDEROSSERAS
  CREEK NEAR NORTH GREENFIELD. HOWEVER...THE OFFICIALS REPORT
  THAT A NARROW CHANNEL HAS BEEN OPENED TO ALLOW WATER TO DRAIN
  INTO THE KAYDEROSSERAS CREEK...WHICH WILL HELP TO SLOWLY REDUCE
  THE SIZE AND DEPTH OF THE TEMPORARY LAKE.

* THE LAKE THAT FORMED IS APPROXIMATELY 100 ACRES IN SIZE AND 6 TO
  7 FEET DEEP. IF THE CLOG FAILS SUDDENLY BEFORE MOST OF THE
  WATER IS DRAINED...IT IS FEARED THAT ROUTE 9 N WOULD BE FLOODED
  AND MANY DOWNSTREAM HOMES COULD SEE BASEMENT FLOODING. OFFICIALS
  HAVE ALREADY NOTIFIED DOWNSTREAM RESIDENTS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL
  FLOOD THREAT.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 4318 7400 4318 7375 4300 7375 4300 7400

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