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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Albany NY
326 PM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018

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Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire-
Southern Berkshire-Western Rensselaer-Eastern Rensselaer-
Western Greene-Eastern Greene-Western Columbia-Eastern Columbia-
Western Ulster-Eastern Ulster-Western Dutchess-Eastern Dutchess-
Bennington-Western Windham-Eastern Windham-
Including the cities of Torrington, Oakville, Gaylordsville, 
New Milford, Terryville, Thomaston, Dalton, Hancock, Pittsfield, 
Florida, North Adams, Sandisfield, Great Barrington, 
South Egremont, Troy, Berlin, Eagle Bridge, Hoosick Falls, 
Stephentown, Hunter, Tannersville, Windham, Prattsville, 
Catskill, Coxsackie, Athens, Cairo, Jefferson Heights, Hudson, 
New Lebanon, Ellenville, Woodstock, West Hurley, West Shokan, 
Kerhonkson, Napanoch, Sundown, Kingston, New Paltz, Poughkeepsie,
Beacon, Arlington, Pawling, Wingdale, Dover Plains, Millbrook, 
Stanfordville, Pine Plains, Amenia, Stamford, Bennington, 
Woodford State Park, Pownal, Stratton, Londonderry, Brattleboro, 
Guilford Center, West Brattleboro, and Bellows Falls
326 PM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for the following counties: Litchfield,
  Berkshire, Bennington, Windham, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene,
  Rensselaer and Ulster. 

* From Thursday morning through late Thursday night

* Bands of showers and isolated thunderstorms some with locally
  heavy downpours will move across the area Thursday into Thursday
  night ahead of approaching cold front as tropical moisture moves
  into the region. A widespread 1 to 2 inches rainfall is
  expected, however rainfall rates as high as up to an inch an 
  hour are possible.

* Flash flooding is possible especially in low lying and poor
  drainage areas as well as creeks, brooks, and small streams as 
  water levels are running above normal. 
  
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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