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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
320 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

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320 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING…
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY…

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK…SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

FLOOD WATCH.
WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

FLOOD WATCH.
WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

Wind Advisory

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
307 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

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307 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY…

* LOCATIONS…SUSQUEHANNA REGION…TWIN TIERS…AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

* HAZARDS…STRONG…GUSTY WINDS

* WINDS…SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING…BEGINNING THIS EVENING…SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON THURSDAY MORNING BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* IMPACTS…DAMAGE TO TREES ALONG WITH SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

WIND ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT GREATER THAN 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED.  WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES…POWER LINES AND WEAKER STRUCTURES. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE ALL LOOSE OBJECTS. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL…ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PLEASE REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772…OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.

Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
306 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

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306 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

…FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING…

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…IN NEW YORK…BROOME…CHEMUNG…CHENANGO…CORTLAND…DELAWARE…MADISON…NORTHERN ONEIDA…ONONDAGA…OTSEGO…SCHUYLER…SENECA…SOUTHERN CAYUGA…SOUTHERN ONEIDA…STEUBEN…SULLIVAN…TIOGA…TOMPKINS AND YATES. IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…BRADFORD…LACKAWANNA…LUZERNE…NORTHERN WAYNE…PIKE…SOUTHERN WAYNE…SUSQUEHANNA AND WYOMING.

* THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* HEAVY RAIN AND RESIDUAL SNOW MELT TONIGHT WILL CAUSE RISES ON AREA CREEKS… STREAMS AND RIVERS.

* THE GREATEST RISK FOR FLOODING WILL BE LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND IN URBAN AREAS AS HEAVY RAIN OVER A SHORT PERIOD CAUSES RAPID RISES. MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL
ALSO RISE BUT ONLY MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING ON SMALL STREAMS…CREEKS…POOR DRAINAGE…URBAN AND LOW-LYING AREAS BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING…WORKING OR DRIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.