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Flash Flood Warning
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Southeastern Washington County in east central New York Northwestern Bennington County in southern Vermont Until 600 PM EDT. At 249 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Hazard: Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
Source: Radar.
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 Salem, Manchester, Dorset, Manchester Center, Sandgate, Beartown, East Rupert, West Rupert, West Sandgate, South Dorset, East Dorset, Freedleyville, North Dorset, Eagleville, Greenwich Junction, Rexleigh, Shushan, Fitch Point and East Greenwich.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.