FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
724 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

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LUZERNE PA-
724 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…

CENTRAL LUZERNE COUNTY…

* UNTIL 1015 PM EDT

* AT 722 PM EDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING…AND WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING.

* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DALLAS…EDWARDSVILLE…MOUNTAIN TOP…LARKSVILLE…LUZERNE…NANTICOKE…PITTSTON…PLAINS…SWOYERSVILLE…WEST PITTSTON…WEST WYOMING…WILKES-BARRE…WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP AND WYOMING.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING…HIGH WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAINS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WYOMING VALLEY INCLUDING THE
GREATER WILKES BARRE AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT URBAN FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AREAS…UNDERPASSES AND
AREAS THAT TYPICALLY FLOOD. OTHER SMALL STREAMS IN THE LUZERNE COUNTY COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT RISES AND POTENTIALLY SPILL THEIR BANKS
CAUSING MINOR FLOODING. THE HEAVY RAINS WILL LAST UNTIL AROUND 8 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS…AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS…
HIGHWAYS…STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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LAT…LON 4127 7604 4136 7596 4138 7586 4132 7574
4120 7580 4112 7599 4119 7604

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DJN

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
700 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

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LUZERNE PA-
700 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

…THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL LUZERNE COUNTY…

AT 656 PM EDT DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PRODUCED OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME NEAR BEAR CREEK HAS DISSIPATED.

LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BEAR CREEK AND VICINITY. THE NORTHEAST EXTENSION OF THE TURNPIKE…LAUREL RUN ROAD…ROUTE 115 AND BEAR CREEK BOULEVARD WILL BE IMPACTED.

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE BACK INTO THE AREA BETWEEN 715 PM AND 800 PM. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES COULD CAUSE MORE FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. MOST FLOODING DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. TURN AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER ROUTE.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF THE FLOODING THREAT INCREASES…OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.

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LAT…LON 4119 7582 4120 7566 4113 7569 4112 7570
4111 7585

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DJN