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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
417 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
WEST CENTRAL LACKAWANNA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…
LUZERNE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…
SOUTHERN WYOMING COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…

* UNTIL 515 PM EDT.

* AT 413 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES WEST OF LOVELTON TO 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF HUNTINGTON MILLS TO 14 MILES WEST OF EAST BERWICK…AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR…
LOVELTON BY 432 PM EDT…
FORKSTON AND KASSON BROOK BY 438 PM EDT…
HUNTINGTON MILLS BY 440 PM EDT…
SWEET VALLEY BY 444 PM EDT…
MUHLENBERG…NOXEN AND EAST BERWICK BY 448 PM EDT…
NESCOPECK BY 450 PM EDT…

WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY…PLEASE REPORT HAIL…OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772…OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM…SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

Flood Advisory

Flood Advisory

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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
255 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012

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LUZERNE PA-
255 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…

WEST CENTRAL LUZERNE COUNTY…

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT

* AT 253 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
SHICKSHINNY.

A SERIES OF SLOW MOVING STORMS…WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL…HAVE AFFECTED THE REGION SINCE AROUND 1 PM. RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL OF LOCALLY 1.5 TO 3 INCHES HAS OCCURRED IN THE NORTH SOUTH CREEK AND HUNTINGTON CREEK BASINS.

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST 315 TO 330 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT ALTHOUGH STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY BE ELEVATED OR EVEN RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS…PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL BE MINIMAL. INCONVENIENCES CAN BE EXPECTED BUT THE FLOODING WILL NOT BE IMMEDIATELY LIFE THREATENING.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY

233 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012

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LUZERNE-PIKE-

233 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012

…SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 300 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING…

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS WITH ISOLATED STRONG, GUSTY WINDS OR HAIL.

UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY. THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 80S TO NEAR 90 AND MODERATELY HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES NEAR 90 IN MANY AREAS… WITH LOWER TO MID 90S POSSIBLE IN URBANIZED AREAS. NOW MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME TO THINK ABOUT PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, SUCH AS INSTALLING AC UNITS FOR THE SUMMER. ALSO, WITH MONDAY BEING A HOLIDAY, PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE SURE TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO SEND IN REPORTS OF HIGH WINDS OR HAIL TO

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.